APRIL ROUJmDTADLE Farmer
Small planter
Materials:
1985
Brown
plastic egg carton and soup can
(from Scouts';,
birdseed which has several types of seeds or buy packaged or bulk seeds; potting soil?
scotch tape,
hammer and nail
(1-1*; inch long),
large
plastic bag (clear! about 14 x 18 inches. This activity can be set up as a long-terra demcnstrate how fast 1.
Put about
1
2.
Isolate
seeds
3
cover lid a
3.
few
of
Repeat
of
one
Cover
5.
Take
same
type
all
the
the
soup can the tip}.
of
what
trtien
the
to
garden
a
(radish, This
1.
Fold the
line..
goes
size
not
pas;-?
2,
Fold
the
paper
3.
Put
towel
4,
in
edges
Put £6*££*irt and below
the
are
seeds
if you wish.
soil
for
sprinkli
6 varieties
until
of
they are
watering of
Ocserva
seeds
ysu
covered,
punch
the
sown -
25 holes
in the
seal.
flattened out
at time
periods
inside
and keep
kind
of
paper tape,
to
plant
towel/ ball
a
styrofoam cup
and
ri
eventual 1;
grows.
ruler,
point
small
peri;
clear
three
clastic s?~ ■'■-
different
seeds
etc.) a
of
into inc:i
time
period
fourths. apart.
the hole
through
the
of
2-3
weaks
and
shows
how roots
plastic bag. trough
Draw 2
Punch
should
3
be
lines
sma:.l small,
with a
holes enough
pencil
along so
the
that
acrces top
tne
seeds
hole.
twice along
of
transfer
earth,
1/2
v/ill
staple
over
the
about The
what
pea,
paper towel
top
to
well.
pl?.ce the egg carton
large,
maskina
beans,
toward
a
get
see
staplers
grow down
seeds,
tape
happens.
to
experiment
per
there
Use this
Materials;
corn,
3-6
Tie bag closed.
sprouts
Pu::gl&d Roohs, vich bag,
seeds
flower
and
In the wells containing soil,
an.d with the hammer and nail
After watering the
record
into the egg carton.
affix to scotch tape
seeds with more
the plastic bag.
7.
of
this procedure until
bottom of 6.
type,
over 2 of the wells.
can use vegetable or 4.
experiment to
or slow different seeds germinate.
inch of potting soil
the
(2-4 weeks)
shut
th-2
lines
Make
to make
certain
through
the
a
trough
trough. is
still
folded,
then
bag,
a strip of masking tape on the -front of the bag above
the towel.
T'nQn using
the
ballpoint pen d/r
w lines
Page
2
1 k inches across the bag.
5.
Put 3 different seeds in the
trough, one above each hole.
the towel until it is soaking wet.
Water
Put 2 more staples on either side
of the center hola so you have 3 pockets each with a seed.
date and names of seed on masking tape. or tape
6.
Write
Tack bag to bulletin board
it to the wall.
Once the roots have grown to the first line on the bag, turn the bag sideways for a few days, observe what happens and rotate again, Continue until experiment is done.
No Work Garden.
Materials:
large, clean bottle with cap (milk jug washed
well or jug car windshield cleaner comes in); plastic or cellophane; small,
clean pebbles
coal, potting soil;
1.
(limestone chips,
aquarium gravel)?
barbecue char
small plants - weeds or store bought plants.
Cut two large rectangular holes on opposite sides of bottle; cut 2
pieces of plastic or cellophane slightly larger than the holes in the jug.
Put plastic aside for now.
2.
Line the bottom of jug with a layer of pebbles or gravel.
3.
Smash a couple of charcoal briquettes (put in paper bag & smash with a hammer)
4.
and sprinkle pieces on top of the pebbles.
Cover gravel and charcoal with about 1-1^ inches of potting soil. Water the soil carefully until the soil sticks together when you pinch
5.
Carefully plant your yard or garden weeds or store bought plants; pressing soil firmly around their roots.
6.
Tape the clear plastic over tha holes inside of the bottle with tape making certain they form an airtight seal. and place
Sprouts.
Screw cap on bottle
in warm sunny part of a room.
We will be growing Qlfalfa sprouts.
Alfalfa is a tremendously
nutritious food but it can only be eaten by people in the form of sprouts. How to grow sprouts —
Place the seeds in a container where you will be
able to keep them moist and away from light for several days.
We will use
a jar covered with cheesecloth that is held on by a rubber toand. A paper bag can be kept over the jar to provide a dark place.
the jar.
Place the seeds in
Then soak the seeds overnight, or for 8 to 12 hours.
the water off and rinse the seeds well.
Then drain
It is now necessary to rinse the
seeds with water several time a day (3 is sufficient) and then drain them. The seeds should not be sitting in water -- just damp.
Alfalfa seeds can
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sprout in as few as 3 days although my reference book says 6 to 7 days. Alfalfa
sprouts
should be
exposed
to
the
light when leaves
form to allow
photosynthesis to create added nutritional value as the leaves turn green Sprouts can be rinsed
in a
this is not necessary.
bowl to remove the hulls of
The sprouts need to be refrigerated after they
have grown as much as you wish. of
lettuce
or
as
a
topping
Porcupine Planter. grain Helps
on
Enjoy your sprouts on sandwiches
salads!
is to make a porcupine planter.
of potato leaving a solid shell. Permanent Markers.
Use golf
grass
water.
seeds,
•
teeS
Draw a face on potato using Magic for
Sprouts
Scoop out center
legs.
should
Fill with potting
appear
in
Cut off the top one inch of a carrot,
turnip,
Plant it,
or pineapple.
Once a
root
planted to
Water frequently, system has
soil
5
parsnip,
bee*
in a shallow container filled vi;
-
several weeks
-
the plants
can be
trans
inch pot.
Nature Observation Calendar. Place
sow
Leaves should appear in about a week.
developed
in about a
have them make one.
top up,
soil,
5-10 days.
House Plant Cuttings.
sandy soil.
instead
A variation of the potato head shown in Cub Scout Pro-
(CUB 3APR85)
or oat
the seeds but
Provide scouts with a calendar format or
the ÂŤSays
in the upper left hand corner.
For
each date they should write in and sketch rfoin.-ithing they noticed about
nature - animal etc,
tracks seen,
They should
saw robin,
tree blooming,
saw falling star,
try to have a different unique entry for each day.
Display at your pack meeting.
Tom Sawyer's Fish Game.
Time to go fishing but first we need a pole.
6 straws and form a rod by pinching one end and gently squeeze end of another straw until all 6 are hooked together. straws your pole will foot
be about.
3^
feet
l^ng?
10
T=>
it into th-:
If you u~;2 7 inch
inch straws give you a
5
pole.
Have each scout cut out
them to form a ring.
Staple or tape
If each scout is given a different color of construe
tion paper you can have a To go fishing:
10 fish using tha pattern.
big fish off.
place fish on table.
Scout is to insert pole througr