#save the tulips!  Frances Koontz

As of today we have 156 Test Gardens emerged. What will happen if it snows on the tulip plants, gardeners are wondering. Will they die? In Maryland, students added a hashtag to their report; #savethebulbs!

• Colorado: "We are having a warm couple of weeks. Two tulip plants have emerged. Very exciting!"
  Colorado Springs 03/04/16
  
  
• Maryland: "Our tulips have emerged. They are 2.5 inches. It snowed last night and we hope the tulips are okay." Bowie 03/04/16
  
  
• Utah: "They've been covered with a huge mound of snow shoveled from the sidewalks but that has all melted away and we can see they've all survived! Yea!" Payson 03/04/16

This school's garden is located far to the north at 62°N latitude. How does this garden location compare to your own?

• Journal: Alaska Garden

How many words can you collect to describe what you see as your tulip garden grows? Create a haiku or free verse poem with your collected words.

• Journal: Spring Poetry

Complete your own garden profile, then compare the climate variables of your site with the Georgia garden in this week's journal handout.

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