Guerrilla Gardening

As part of Montclair High School's STEM Academy a group of students have taken on the project of planting various fruits and vegetables. So far we have tomatoes, watermelon, parsley, and a variety of beans. It has been amazing to foster these plants from mere seeds into the budding sprouts.
We first planted our seeds in large incubator trays where their roots were able to initially take hold. Then, once slightly matured, we transferred these seedlings into individual pots where they will be able to grow tall and strong.

Transferring these plants was a bit of an ordeal. It is imperative that the roots stay intact during the plants' move, so being gentle is key. As students, we divided up the jobs into a sort of gardening assembly line. One removed the young plants out of the tray, one prepped the pots with the initial soil, another planted the vegetables in their new homes, someone watered, and our supervisor made sure that everything ran as smoothly as possible. 

It was great to be able to utilize this life skill, gardening, in a productive and beneficial way. We hope to sell or trade our goods at a community swap. This swap is to promote healthy, organic, self-grown plants in our community. 

This swap will take place Saturday, May 24th at the Crane House in Montclair. (Ms. Eckert here...Actually, the swap already took place this past Saturday....heard it was a rousing success!)