While students were away for summer vacation, amazing things were happening in the vegetable gardens. Tomato plants that were just a few inches tall when planted, are now over 4 feet tall. Lots of tomatoes are turning from green to red. Over the summer, we harvested all of the radishes, green onions, and lettuce. Recently we picked some peas, beans, tomatoes and cabbages. Our gardens are still growing tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, and popcorn.
If you were in the Garden Club last year, club members will begin meeting again during the week of September 26, during lunch recess. Students are invited to a Harvest Party on September 28 or 29, depending on the grade level. We will end the garden project by cleaning up the gardens for the winter, during the following week.
Often, this time of the year, people have extra produce from their own gardens. If you would like to donate extra vegetables to Community Sharing at Apollo Center, you can drop them off in the school office anytime between September 26 and October 4. I will transport all donations to Apollo Center where they will be greatly appreciated.
It has been such a pleasure to cultivate gardening interest and to teach our young Bobcat gardeners more about how to grow vegetables. Many of them have shared with me their enthusiasm for gardening at home as well. Please visit us at brooksgardenjournal.blogspot.com for news on our culminating activities.
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