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Bessemer's Washington School 2009 |
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| Master Gardener Gordon Frase
speaks to Mrs. Beals' 4th grade class at Washington School in Bessemer, MI ,
Goron tells the students what plants need in order to grow. In other photos, Master
Gardeners are helping students plant Marigolds and Petunia seeds.
Later this spring the fourth graders will transplant their flowers
outdoors. |
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| above left the class listens attentively to Michigan Master Gardener Gordon Frese describe what the students will be planting and how to read and use the information contained on the see packets. Mrs. Beals has been covering farming issue in her classes studies of the Aztecs. | |||||
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| The students will tend the plants in their class room till the end of May. Then master gardeners return to help the students plant the flowers outside. During the course of the summer, students, with the help of Range Master Gardeners water and deadhead the flowers. | |||||
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| Once the seeds are planted and covered with potting mix the students watered the plants and placed covers on the seed trays. The Trays will remain covered until the seedlings first emerge. | |||||
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| Student Volunteers help the Master Gardeners pack up | |||||
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During the summer months student volunteers return to
the project to water plants and remove weeds. |
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