Short but Sweet

Hello All! It's Lily from the 6th Period Sustainable Agriculture Class! This week we only had three and a half days of school! This left us with not a lot of time, but with the time we did have we learned a lot! This week was all about choosing the right plants to put into our beds. The key to choosing the right plants were based on: - the season -rotation (make sure you switch which kinds of plants you will be planting from the previous season) -succession (don't plant two kinds of vegetables of the same species right next to each other) -60/30/10 (60% carbon crop such as rye and beans, 30% Calorie efficient crops such as potatoes and garlic, 10% extra veggies and fruits) -companions (Diversity in crops keeps the pests away!) and -what we had available. Also we began with planting some of these great crops! We learned how translating is really important to plant health. With plants like Rye and Lettuce we began by putting seeds into individual sized container bins, left it out for a few days under some water sprinklers in our hoop house, and learned how to use a simple kitchen knife to take out and transfer the ready made plants that went directly into our beds. Lastly we learned some of the crop families. Here is a list of the top twelve: Beatroot family, Cabbage Family, Carrot family, Daisy Family, Marrow Family (Cucumbers, melons, etc.), Onion family, pea and bean family, grains and grass family, mint family, morning glory/sweet potato family, and lastly the Lily family (just like me!). Here are some great pictures of Transplanting and the 60/30/10 ratio of plants along with some student on the farm. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and again welcome back to school you guys! I look forward to this semester of growth in the farm! Sincerely,

Lily