Vegetables Fill Tamarac Tower Gardens

SACHEM, NY - From Sachem Central School District: First- and fifth-grade book buddies at Tamarac Elementary School in the Sachem Central School District recently utilized tower gardens to gain valuable insight into the importance of homegrown fruits and vegetables.

The book buddies from Jennifer Crane’s first-grade class and Trisha Schneider’s fifth-grade class collaboratively studied the importance of a crop’s environment as they checked the acidity and water levels of the soil throughout the growth cycle.

Within the self-watering tower garden, the students grew basil, bibb lettuce, lavender, peppermint and romaine lettuce. Students tracked the success of the garden in a journal as they followed the progress of the individual crops.

Concluding the horticulture lesson, the student buddies came together for a special feast where they enjoyed a harvest of their fresh, homegrown vegetables.

Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District