Thursday, May 23, 2013

Shopping List

The Lakeland Montessori Middle School is making their plan for what new plants they're going to buy for the garden.

What is the garden group pulling?
All the lettuce, beats, green beans and onions.

What kind of plants are they going to get to put in the garden?
They are going to get Seminole pumpkin squash and some Rosemary with lots of pot's to put them in. They are also going to put Basil, a lot of rosemary, African blue basil, bush beans, sweet potatoes, and carrots. They are also going to get some double A batteries and two large pots.

The stores that they are going to go to are Home Depot and Lowes.

The Design Team's Plan

    Lakeland Montessori Landscaping's design team, are planning to replace some of the plants that are currently in the garden. The ones they are pulling are: Green Lettuce, Red Lettuce, Beets, Onions, Green Beans, and Romain Lettuce.

    Plants that will possibly replace these are: some more Mint, more Basil, Okra, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Peppers, Egg Plants, Cilantro, Purple Basil, African Blue Basil.


Mint Plant
Lettuce

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

We're on the Menu!

As you can see below, the Red Door has added "Montessori Grown Greens" to their menu!

Gardening Procedure

Every morning, Lakeland Montessori Landscaping goes outside and inspect the plants to determine if they're ready to harvest, and when they're ready, they harvest them. They've set up an irrigation system to automatically water the plants everyday.
     This picture is from wfla's news article