Table Top Grow Light System for the Classroom

This grow-light system was made with 10' of 1" PVC, 2 Tees, 2 Elbows, 4 Caps, 2 clip on lights with full spectrum light bulbs. The recycled plastic food containers were saved from lunches, punched with small holes and taped together to start the seed germination process. Students are documenting observations, measuring growth and are responsible for the care of their mini greenhouses. Our Garden Program is looking to make more of these for classrooms that are interested in starting seed this winter. Help with PVC pipe and fittings are much appreciated!

Seed Starting Time!

I just went through the seeds that we've obtained over the past few years and have quite a few tomato varieties. I thought I'd share my inventory list with the you all as we begin discussions with Marc at Korematsu and Amy at DHS the idea of cooperative plant sales this Spring. We'll need to limit the number of tomato varieties we grow to the best/most popular. Please let me know which would get your vote!!
Amish Paste (20 seeds) 2007
Aunt Ruby's German Green (40 seeds) 2010
Beefsteak (120+ seeds) 2010
Better Boy (20 seeds) 2005
Big Rainbow (20 seeds) 2010
Black Krim (40 seeds) 2010
Brandywine (120+ seeds) 2009/2010
Bull's Heart (50 seeds) 2006
Crimson Carmello (40 seeds ) 2007
Current Red & Yellow Blend ( 20+ seeds) 2008
Dinner Plate Tomato(100 seeds) 2006
Garden Peach Cherry Tomato (20 seeds) 2007
Gardener's Delight Cherry (60 seeds) 2007, 2010
Green Zebra (20 seeds) 2008
Italian Roma Paste (60 seeds) 2010
Juliet (Grape) Tomato (20 seeds) 2010
Red Siberian Tomato (40 seeds) 2010
Rose Tomato (30 seeds) 2010
Rutgers (80 seeds) 2010
San Marzano Paste Tomato (160 seeds) 2009
Siletz Patio Tomato (60 seeds) 2007
Silvery Fir Tree Compact Tomato (180 seeds) 2008
Speckled Roman Paste(80 seeds) 2008
Sugar Sweetie Cherry Tomato (80+ seeds) 2010
Sungold Cherry (100 seeds) 2010 seed collecting
Sweetie Cherry (50+ seeds) 2010
Yellow Pear (40 seeds) 2010
Yellow Stuffer (20 seeds) 2007
Eggplant: Rosa Bianca (50+) 2008, Japanese Long Purple (35+) 2008
Peppers/Chilis: California Wonder (20) 2008, Sweet Chocolate (20)2007, Hungarian Yellow Wax (20) 2008, Pasilla Bajio (20) 2008
Basil: Sweet Basil, Italian Large Leaf, Genovese Italian, Purple Petra, Red Rubin, Greek Spicy Globe, Cinnamon, Napoletano, Mammoth, Lime  (Lots of it) 2008,2009, 2010

Also have Thyme seed, both Common English and Winter Thyme that would be good to try this thyme of year...
Please comment with other suggestions and let us know if you would like to help with this project!
Deb

Tour de Cluck is scheduled for May 14

We're officially on the tour for 2011! I'd love to get the coop fine-tuned this Spring. We have some artwork to create and some signage to figure out. Ideas?