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Plant Daycare

Plant Daycare

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Lesson: 1.14
Level:
Advanced
Station: Seed Starting
Format: Class Project
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Advanced Lesson 1.14 Plant Daycare

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Edible education should be an continuous pursuit of greater knowledge and that means each class should leave what they can behind for the next one. This lesson transforms the seedling care guide into a database that can be utilized by anyone with access.

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  • Seedling Care

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Expanding on the effort performed in the Intermediate Lesson, have the students create an online seedling care database that captures all the critical measurements for inputs and timing for stages involved in the seedling care process.

Have them track time to germination, time to first true leaves, and time to potting up as well as indications for how much to water and when to adjust lights at each stage.

This database should contain the vital growing information for all the primary plant varieties grown in the Lab. Make a printed or online digital copy available to each class and to local gardeners.

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Now that you’ve completed the Advanced Lesson, just remember that you can always revisit the Beginner and Intermeidate Lessons as needed.

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