Green Valley Garden is Growing Again!

This fall,  7th grade students in Ms. Landrum's science class have been hard at work in the Green Valley garden! So what did we plant this fall?

• Garlic
• Crimson clover, winter rye, and Austrian winter peas as cover crops
• Lettuce
• Kale
• Calendula flowers

We also harvested beans that had been growing up the fence. We plan to save these beans to plant in the garden next year.

​There was already an abundance of Milkweed in the garden space, so students had a chance to learn all about the special relationship that exists between Monarch butterflies and Milkweed. 

This month, students will be planting Red Emperor tulips in a "Tulip Test Garden", as part of a Journey North citizen science project. Journey North projects are experiments that track the arrival of spring around the world through seasonal change and wildlife migration. Our students will record tulip planting date, the date plants emerge, and the date that their tulips bloom. They will then compare their data with the data from other Tulip Test Gardens across the U.S. Check back soon for updates on the project!

We also plan to plant onions which will be harvested next summer!

Green Valley garden is always seeking volunteers or donations. If you are interested in helping our school garden grow, please contact Leah Landrum at landruml@wataugaschools.org or
​Luci Hancock at luci@brwia.org. Thank you!