UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension
4-H Radish Growing Progam
Attention: Science Department 3rd Grade Teachers
The Sarasota County 4-H Office, which is part of the Cooperative Extension Service, is once again offering the "Radish Growing Contest" to elementary schools in our county. This activity is geared to work with your 3rd grade plant science program.
The purpose of this project is to introduce young people to vegetable gardening. To teach the basic skills of planting and caring for vegetable plants, help students learn how to report what they have learned, and receive recognition for their accomplishments.
Extension personnel will coordinate the program, provide instructions to teachers, supply radish seeds for each student and instructions on how to plant and grow radishes.
Each student who has successfully grown radishes would bring a "bunch" of eight back to school. The radishes then would be transported to the Sarasota County Fair to be judged. Students will receive a fair pass, a blue, red or white ribbon, and the TOP 3 RADISH GROWER’S of each school will be recognized with a medallion.
Tentative schedule for this activity:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 12th | Deadline to register your 3rd Grade Students |
| January 12th to 16th | Materials will be delivered to schools |
| February 9th to 12th | Students prepare soil |
| February 13 to 16 | PLANT SEEDS! (Seeds must be planted by this date!) |
| March 13th | Students will bring their radishes to school, the 4-H Office will pick them up (in the morning) and deliver the radishes to Sarasota County Fair. |
| March 13th | Radishes are judged at fair grounds |
If your school is interested in participating in this "learn by doing" activity please complete the “Yes I am interested” form attached. I look forward to working with you and your staff this 2008 –2009 school year!
Yes, I'm
Interested! form
The following staff work in the 4-H Youth Development
Department:
Holland, Sheila - Program Specialist, 4-H/Youth Programs
Lechky, Barbara - Administrative Coordinator, 4-H/Youth Programs
Morris, Marcia - Extension Agent II, 4-H/Youth Programs
Wilson, Keith - Extension Agent I, 4-H/Youth Programs
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- Tropicana Public Speaking
- Vegetable Gardening
(Radish Growing Contest) - Youth Garden
- Entomology
- Sun Safety
- Food, Nutrition, Fitness
- Plant Connections
- The Power of Electricity
- Recycling Adventures
- Going Places, Making Decisions
- Embryology
- Pizza Garden, An Agricultural Adventure
- Money Wise
- Seat Belt Safety
- Marine Science
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