06/12/2025
Our final spring recap: Third Grade!
Each year, all third graders work in teams to plant almost the entire garden for summer growing. This year they transplanted about 185 seedlings, plus sowed 8 long rows of bean, carrot, and radish seeds. We are especially excited for winter squash to grow up and over our new arch trellis, and for our native pollinator bed to fill in.
In keeping with tradition, each class also participated in our annual worm tally/longest worm competition. They spotted hundreds of worms, and the longest, though unobserved by any adults, clocked in at 8 inches! Classes earned bonus points by correctly answering trivia questions about soil health, planting in our Maine climate, pollinators, and companion planting.
Thank you to the third grade teachers for making time for this capstone gardening experience each year, to family volunteers for leading busy planting teams, and of course, to our seasoned third grade gardeners!
Family volunteers and Rec campers will help tend and harvest from the garden this summer and the produce will be donated to Judy's Pantry.
