planters_roundtable

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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


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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




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