Greenhouse Plant Sale Preview
By Jada Wethor on April 10, 2019
Bridgewater-Emery greenhouse will be having its second annual plant sale Tuesday, May 7 to Thursday, May 9. It is open then for the public to purchase.
“The greenhouse is beneficial to our community because of the vegetables and flowers we plan on selling in our plant sale,” STEM teacher Wesley Hilton said. “Normally, folks would have to drive to Mitchell to obtain their plants for gardening but by having a greenhouse in town, we are able to help people out in that way. The greenhouse is beneficial to the greenhouse management students because they are learning how to grow plants from seed and propagation; whereas, the greenhouse is beneficial to the STEM students when learning how to raise and breed fish along with growing plants in the water.”
The greenhouse was added to the school before the 2017-2018 school year and is located across the street on the north side of the school.
The greenhouse is incorporated into three classes that are offered at B-E. Greenhouse one and two and STEM. STEM class focuses on managing the aquaponics system in the greenhouse while the greenhouse class work to grow herb, vegetable and flower plants. The three classes work very hard during the spring semester of the 2018-2019 school year to prepare for the sale. Daily tasks include planting, watering, transplanting, temperature, tagging, etc. It helps FFA members with CDEs such as natural resources and floriculture.
Plants that will be available are a variety of hanging baskets, vegetables, flowers, and much more. The proceeds go back into the greenhouse to refund itself. Please come and support your local greenhouse.
“The greenhouse is beneficial to our community because of the vegetables and flowers we plan on selling in our plant sale,” STEM teacher Wesley Hilton said. “Normally, folks would have to drive to Mitchell to obtain their plants for gardening but by having a greenhouse in town, we are able to help people out in that way. The greenhouse is beneficial to the greenhouse management students because they are learning how to grow plants from seed and propagation; whereas, the greenhouse is beneficial to the STEM students when learning how to raise and breed fish along with growing plants in the water.”
The greenhouse was added to the school before the 2017-2018 school year and is located across the street on the north side of the school.
The greenhouse is incorporated into three classes that are offered at B-E. Greenhouse one and two and STEM. STEM class focuses on managing the aquaponics system in the greenhouse while the greenhouse class work to grow herb, vegetable and flower plants. The three classes work very hard during the spring semester of the 2018-2019 school year to prepare for the sale. Daily tasks include planting, watering, transplanting, temperature, tagging, etc. It helps FFA members with CDEs such as natural resources and floriculture.
Plants that will be available are a variety of hanging baskets, vegetables, flowers, and much more. The proceeds go back into the greenhouse to refund itself. Please come and support your local greenhouse.
