Announcing the 4th Annual Cereal Collection for local food pantries!! This year we will be collecting for the Keep the Change Food Pantry in Strasburg as well as the Matthew's Food Pantry in Fort Valley. We hope to collect at least 100 boxes of cereal to be delivered during the first week of November. Please take this opportunity to be part of the solution and make a positive impact on your community...one cereal box at a time.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
May 17, 2012
Alyssa, Emily, Katie, and Rebecca met this afternoon to plant perennial geranium, perennial sunflower, lilies, iris, and columbine. Rebecca correctly identified the Southern Catalpa tree and won a pair of pink gardening gloves! The girls discussed planting in groups for an attractive garden display. They planted the flowers, weeded, and mulched. Gallons of water were transported for the new plantings. They also trimmed the dead blooms and tidied up the garden. The Flag Pole Garden is looking fabulous!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
May 2, 2012 Garden Group
The group met to study the VA Tech Extension soil test results and soil amendments.We talked about fertilizer run-off and the importance of testing and adding the correct nutrients to the soil. The group worked on more weeding and edging as well as soil amendment.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The SHS Garden Group started work on the Flag Pole Garden on April 11, 2012. A group of National Honor Society students organized a plan for revitalizing the garden around the school's flag pole. As a VA Tech Master Gardener Project the project has provided an educational opportunity for students to learn about soil tests, planning a flower border, creating a water-wise landscape, and working with native plants. The following articles are to be read in preparation for working in the garden:
- Planning the Flower Borderhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-202/426-202.html
- Creating a Water-Wise Landscapehttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-713/426-713.html
- Va Tech: Perennials, Culture, Maintenance and Propagationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-203/426-203_pdf.pdf
- VA Native Plantshttp://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/mtn_nat_plants.pdf
For more information see Mrs. Bushman in the library.
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