| Sandy,
Oregon is located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.
We are near Oregon's highest peak, Mt. Hood. Our elevation is about
1,200 ft. We tend to get a later spring than lower levels around
us. My students are checking our garden every day to watch for our
tulips to emerge.
Karen
Jarrett, Firewood Elementary
March
6, 2009
Our tulips are starting to emerge. We counted 13 today out of the
90 bulbs that our 3 classes had planted. It was rather unexpected
because it had snowed last night, but the snow melted during the
day. It was interesting to note that the emerging tulips were planted
the farthest away from the building. We think that they may have
received more sunlight. It is suppose to snow again this weekend
so we wonder if any more tulips will emerge by Monday.
April
20, 2009
We were so excited to come back from a three-day weekend to find
19 out of 90 bulbs have bloomed. Temperatures this weekend were
in the 70's. What beautiful flowers! It has been interesting to
note that none of the tulips planted near a walkway have emerged.
After brainstorming several reasons, we concluded that those bulbs
may have incurred some damage due to soil compaction. This walkway
is a path that many students take when entering and leaving school.
We feel that many students don't stay on the walkway and end up
walking on top of the planted bulbs.
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About
Our Garden
PLANTED:
November 13
EMERGED: March 6
BLOOMING: April
20
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