While we are not currently in school to start some projects, here are some botanical projects you could try at home! 

Science Made Simple

This website has simple, at home activities you could do with plants/seeds. You don't need to do the activities using  the quantities they recommend (example: 20 beans), you could try it with a few.  "Which way is up?" is one I do in the classroom with lima bean seeds. It's pretty cool!

 

 

Got some extra things laying around the kitchen? Have you noticed any fruit and veggie scraps? Can you grow something from them? Try these! What ELSE can you sprout? Get growing!!

 

Avocado:

Resource: https://inhabitat.com/how-to-grow-an-avocado-tree-from-an-avocado-pit/

1. Remove the seed  from a ripe, unrefrigerated avocado.
2. Wash the pit thoroughly under cool water. Don't rub off the brown seed coat.
3. Gently dab the pit with a paper towel to dry.
4. Stab the pit with three or four toothpicks, about one third of the way up. LIke I had the sweet potato in class,)
5. Place the avocado pit point up in a glass or jar  with  water. Cover about half of the seed with water.
6. Place the glass in a warm place with  sunlight.
7. Check the water level often and make sure that at least an inch of the base of the pit is in the water. Add more water as needed.
8. In four to six weeks, the pit should split and a stem will sprout from the top and roots will begin to grow at bottom.
   
   

Pineapple: 

Resource: https://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/

1. Break off the top of the pineapple at the top of the fruit, making sure there is no fruit attached.

2. Allow the top to dry for a day or two.

3. Remove a few of the small bottom leaves and any dead leaves at the bottom.

 4. Place the pineapple top in a pot of potting soil (make a small dent in the soil) and firm the ground around it. Give it a bit of water.

5. Place it in a sunny location.

 

Celery:

Resource: https://www.thespruce.com/growing-celery-from-a-bunch-848229

1. Cut off the bottom two inches from the celery bunch.

2. Place the base in a container with about an inch or less of water.

3. Place it in a sunny area.

4. Watch for growth in a few days.

5. This can be transplanted into a pot for even bigger growth.