Our ultimate goal is to grow fruit and vegetable plants that will produce snacks for our 1st and 5th grade classrooms. Eventually, we'd like to expand this to provide healthy snacks and a learning garden experience for all students at SES.
Today I'm taking the girls over to school so we can do some exploring around campus. I have my tape measure and a compass ready so I can measure possible sites for the raised beds, and so that I can get a good idea of what kind of sun exposure the plants will be getting throughout the day. I spoke with Barbara from the Master Gardeners of Indian River County on 8/2. She gave me some great resources to check out through the University of Florida's extension office (UF). It's going to be important that we choose plants that will grow well in Florida's heat. We're right on the edge of Zones 9 and 10 Here's a link to a Hardiness Zone Map.
We're planning to use raised beds because the soil conditions at school are pretty poor, and with raised beds, you can control the nutritional content of the soil better. The hope is to garden organically with compost created on campus from compostable scraps from the cafeteria and home.
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