Re: Beginning gardening


A shame schools don't still do that... the junior high here in Quincy  
had a greenhouse, its still there, but no longer used and totally  
neglected. They said it cost too much. (Not as much as maintaining  
their football team, I bet!)

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Feb 17, 2006, at 6:19 AM, james singer wrote:

> I was not quite 5 years old when I started kindergarden. At that  
> time, all Los Angeles city schools had garden plots, one plot for  
> each class. Working in the garden plot was very much part of the  
> daily curriculum. We turned the soil, formed hills and rows,  
> planted seeds [mostly vegetables], pulled weeds, irrigated,  
> harvested, and divvied up the harvest.
>
>
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>
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