Practicum – Session 5

Lesson:

• Native Plants/Attracting Beneficials to the Garden
• Transplanting Seedlings

Objectives:

• Students will be introduced to the native plants we are growing and selling at Spring Garden Fair.  Students should be able to explain why native plants are an important component of our yard and garden landscapes and how they help our beneficial insects.
• Students will learn to transplant seedlings into larger containers.

Homework assignment to be read/viewed before coming to Practicum:

• Read this Document – Why Native Plants Matter (There are website links within this article that contain more information and are beneficial, but optional. There is a video link inside this document that does not work, watch the video below after reading the article.)
• Read this Document – Seedling Care: Transplanting, Thinning and Preventing Disease
• Read this Document – Leggy Transplants
• Watch three short videos below: “Doug Tallamy – Why Native Plants” and “How to Prick Out Seedlings” and “How to Series: Transplanting Seedlings”

Additional Resources:

• Read this Document  – New Research Further Proves Native Plants Offer More Bugs for Birds
• Go to this Link – Native Plant Finder by zip code
• Read this Document – How to Grow Natives from Seed
• Feature Film: The Biggest Little Farm for a view of sustainable agriculture and ecosystem biodiversity.  (Netflix)
• Read this Document – “Butterflies Wing their way into the Garden with Proper Room and Board”