Stories From the Garden
In our garden, students are scientists, conservationists, farmers, chefs, entrepreneurs, problem solvers, community leaders, and storytellers.
They learn basic scientific concepts such as photosynthesis and explore more complex issues such as sustainable agriculture, conservation, and food insecurities. Students collaborate in-person and online to develop learning materials and keep the public informed of our progress. Furthermore, we will bring these experiences home through a DIY Hydroponic Project.
While the maintenance of the garden is the primary responsibility of the Life Sciences (7th grade) class, the garden is for everyone! We encourage other students and teachers to be part of this great experience.
This project was made possible by an award from the National Geographic Society’s COVID-19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund for Educators.
Hydroponic Blog
Since our class started the hydroponic garden, there have been many challenges to overcome. At the start, our class had trouble making the setup. The setup was...
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In the beginning of March, we were able to take home our own hydroponic plant. We each got to pick between kale, arugula, romain, and...
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Lake Mary Prep started a hydroponic garden! For those of you who don’t know what hydroponics is, it is agriculture without soil. The 7th grade students are...
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Here at LMP, our 7th graders are learning about hydroponics and how they work. Outside near the upper school, Mrs. Odife and many 7th-grade students set up...
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Inside the LMP hydroponics farm, many organisms from amphibians to arachnids have made a temporary home inside the plants. Above you can see a frog...
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This is our outside hydroponics tower. We have many plants getting the nutrients they need in this hydroponics tower. We are growing many plants like romaine...
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The 7th grade science class at Lake Mary Prep has been learning, interacting, & studying hydroponics for a couple of months. We have been taking photos...
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“Just put the seed in the rockwool” they say. “It is easy!” they told me. Well, they didn’t tell us the whole story. We had great success with the Romaine lettuce...
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Oh Florida weather, is so unpredictable from March to May! Students enjoyed taking their plants home and caring for them in their...
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Leaf miners, or you may know them as ‘those snake-looking things on leaves’, are larvae of flies that dig into leaves and use that for nutrients. This is the larvae...
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Ms. Odife’s Life Science class at Lake Mary Prep has been growing hydroponics. They are learning important life skills such as being able to grow plants, as well as...
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Lake Mary Prep got a grant from National Geographic to grow a hydroponics garden. If you don't know hydroponics is agriculture without soil and it is actually...
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It has been several months since the first plants were planted in the hydroponic garden. Many of the plants have grown to great sizes with dozens of large green...
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The leaf miners are very interesting, yet dangerous to a plant. They reduce the amount of chlorophyll in a plant. Reducing chlorophyll can harm...
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Hydroponic news! In the image below you can see students and their teacher transplanting hydroponic plants. These aspiring young students have created...
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As we close this inaugural chapter in our hydroponic garden adventure, new opportunities have come our way that will make next year even...
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The image of a garden with its colorful flowers and nutritious vegetables is an enduring one. Helping students start a garden is a good way to introduce scientific...
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When working with Hydroponics you need a team. You can try to work on it yourself but it would be difficult. Even at home, because you are not home all the time so...
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Despite the algae and premature bolting, we had some successes in our garden adventure. First, we had plenty of Romaine, Kale, and Arugula...
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