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“A
gardener learns more in the mistakes than in the successes.” Barbara
Dodge Borland |
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| Seeds are a vital part of any
garden. Indeed, they are a vital part of life on earth.
Most people pay little attention to them but seeds are all
around us. At Granny's Garden School, we want children to
pay attention to the seeds around them, know how important they
are, and how to use them. Our students learn to identify,
collect, prepare, save and plant seeds. In the process,
they are also learning math, science, language, and history.
They also share their seeds.
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| Planting
Seeds
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| Seeds
of all Sorts
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Seed
pods, seeds and seedlings database
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Tiny seed planted just right.
Not a breath of air
Nor a ray of light.
Rain falls slowly to and fro
And now the seed begins to grow.
Slowly reaching for the lights
With all its energy,
All its might.
The little seed’s work
Is almost done,
To grow up tall
And face the sun. |
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| We focus on flower rather then vegetable
seeds because the process is more manageable - something to
consider when you work with nearly 1,700 students each week.
Students harvest the majority of our garden foods and the timing
of seed formation of them varies and is frequently when school
is not in session. Therefore, we are not assured of having
sufficient quantities of food seed pods available for all of our
students when the timing is right in the schedule.
Most of the plants in Granny's Gardens were grown
from seeds planted by the students. Each year the students plant
hundreds of annual, biennial and perennial seeds in the gardens.
We start some seeds in large
containers we use as seed beds but most flower and vegetable seeds are planted right in the
gardens. The key to being successful with starting plants from seed is
to give them adequate water in the first few weeks. In the fall,
you will see classes collecting seeds to share with
other schools and for planting next year. In the process of planting
the seeds, picking the flowers, and then harvesting the seeds, the students
learn first-hand the life
cycle of plants. |
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