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Planting Tulips

11/7/2013

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           Today we planted rainbow colored and red tulips  by the stairs of our school.  We had to first dig out some dirt.  We had to dig holes 7 inches deep.  Then we sprinkled it with compost from our school.  Then we put the bulbs in the ground.  We had to make sure the stem was up and the roots were down.  We scraped some dirt back on the bulbs.  We also scraped off the dirt on the steps and the edge of the steps.  When we were finished we had to shuffle around the playground to get the dirt off of our shoes.  
         Every class in the school planted tulip bulbs this week.  We will watch to see when the bulbs sprout in the spring.  Then we will go to the Journey North website and document our observations.  


What do you think?
1)  Has your class ever planted tulips?  If yes, where?
2)  What tips do you have for planting tulips?
3)  If you've planted tulips, how did your planting go?
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Mrs. Ackerman
11/8/2013

I am so proud of all of you and your efforts in planting tullips on Vermont School grounds! I know nothing about planting tullips. After reading your post I now know that you should dig down seven inches into the earth and make sure the root goes down first! It also sounds like you took great care to clean up any lose dirt and made sure to keep our school clean. Congratulations on all the hard work! I can't wait until SPRING!!!!!

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Mrs. Benjamin
11/8/2013

Most amazing staff and students. There is no better feeling than giving back to nature and Vermont is doing an amazing job of being a giant green thumb school that will leave it's fingerprint on many.. Everyone has so much to be proud of. I think it is great that you planted these tulip bulbs but what is even more special is that you are using your own compost, WOW! Way to go!

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Spring
11/8/2013

Tulips are my favorite flower! They are so festive and come in many beautiful variations! I am excited to see them grow and even more excited that you had the experience of planting them!

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Mr. Beard's class
11/11/2013

It was a lot of fun planting the tulips. The pictures seems like you guys had fun planting too. We planted ours near the stone wall in front of the school. We learned too that you have to plant them much deeper than the seeds in the garden. We learned that these plants get planted in the fall instead of the spring and they won't die in the cold ground. We'll have fun watching them sprout in the spring. They will be beautiful and really pretty. When you planted the bulbs were you having fun too?

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Mrs. Lance's Class
11/11/2013

Dear Mr. Beard's class,
We had a lot of fun planting too. Did you know that you have to plant them so deep so that they don't get too cold during the winter?
Happy gardening,
Mrs. Lance's Class

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    The students of our school planted 300 tulip bulbs in November of 2013.  We will participate in the Journey North Tulip Project and watch them bloom.  

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