Friday, March 6, 2009

Seeds Today, Tomatoes Tomorrow



Have you ever grown hybrid tomatoes?  This week in Mrs. Nelson's class we planted tomato seeds.  Mrs. Wagner brought the seeds, soil, and egg cartons.  First, we put some soil in the egg cartons.  Then, we each got to drop two seeds per cup.  We were surprised how small the seeds were.  Next, we covered the seeds with 1/4 inch of soil.  Finally, we lightly misted the soil with water from a spray bottle.  We are expecting them to sprout in three to seven days.  We can't wait to see them grow!

2 comments:

Mrs. Braymer's 4th Grade Class said...

Wow! That's so awesome. We would love to try to grow our own tomatoes.
Are you going to eat them?

Mrs. Chandler's Class said...

Let us know if they sprout, so we can come and see them grow. Maybe you can measure how much they grow every week. You can measure them in centimeters. Do you get to bring them home?