NSTA Plants
Here is a look at the plants I got/made at NSTA this year:
One is a plant called “Mother of 10,000’s”. That’s the one in the little portion cup. The other plant is a Wisconsin Fast Plant. The booth where they had them was shutting down and the vendors did not want to take them back with them, so they were giving them away. I’ve had them in my classroom before, so I was excited to get another one! I also made another garden monster (I posted about them last year).
Kristen 🙂
Posted on April 3, 2012, in NSTA 2012, Planting. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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Hi Kristen,
It was great to meet you at the NSTA-keep giving us the great ideas!
Carol
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Thanks Carol! Thanks for coming to see my sessions! 😉
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Are there any specifics about making the plant in the soda bottle? That looks like a really cool method to planting seeds as you can see what happens underneath!
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I think that planting in a bottle like this is pretty easy. You have to make sure that the bottle is clean and dry and that you have the cap! I would use a drill to drill a hole in the lid for your wicking to go through. In the fast plant above, they used a piece of rope. As long as its a natural fiber it will work…synthetics will not absorb the water to keep the plant watered. Fast plants need to have vermiculite on top of the soil, but other plants would not need that. I’ve planted several vegetables this way and it works for them too! 🙂
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