Maximum Yield USA 2012 September | Page 92

Back to School Fun Hydroponic and Garden Projects by Carmie Pasquariello The key to making school-based hydroponic and garden projects successful is knowledge. Without it, limited budgets (and cut corners) can lead to an off-putting mess… Every year, teachers and students come to me looking for both hydroponic and garden project ideas. Most have a limited budget and an unclear idea on how and where they can cut corners before they end up with a mess that could turn both teacher and students off of gardening. The right knowledge is power, as one teacher I know found out. Her entire school did a project of soda bottle lettuce units, but out of 18 classrooms, hers was the only one that succeeded.The biggest factor of her success? She had the right info at hand. 90 Maximum Yield USA | September 2012