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Spring 2004 Newsletter
"To plant a garden is to grow a tomorrow"

Compost
by Thompson Tran

My name is Thompson and this topic is about Rot. The woman that came in my classroom was Ms. Collins. She was in the classroom for teaching us to use rot in another way. We use rot by using worms. The exciting part was feeling it. The exciting part was the compost tray. It took a little while to see something.

Then it happened! We saw a banana slug. Oh, when I say we, there were kids in my group - Shi Ming, Peter and Sam Le. When my teacher Ms. Weems was with us, she told us to carry that torn-up newspaper - and there were so many worms!  When Sam Le kept pulling things apart, he found a worm cocoon.  In the tray was onions.  

Then the lights turned off; too bad we couldn't have more time.  

 

Pesticide Alert:
Chemicals used on plants can be passed from one living organism to another.  A scientific term for this is bioaccumulation.

Dates to Remember

May 172-5 PM(Dig holes
May 192-5 PMfor posts)
May 202-5 PM(Work on path)
May 212-5 PM(Work on path)
May 229-noon(Mulching, worm bins, compost bins, Plant CA native plants.)

Garden Trivia:
Which one of these plants require very little water to stay alive?
Tulips or California Fuchsias?


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