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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