Comenzaremos por sembrar algunas semillas en recipientes plásticos. Y con un poco de suerte, teminaremos arando el patio---Es bromas.
We are going to start by planting a few seeds in plastic containers. If we are successful, then we can plow up the back yard---Just kidding.
Primero, hicimos una lista de los materiales que ibamos a necesitar: semillas, recipientes para sembrar, regadera, tierra para sembrar, rótulos.
First, we made a list of things we needed, which included seeds, planting container, watering can, potting soil, signs.
1. Semillas/Seeds:
Los nenes colectaron 3 tipos de semillas del huerto de sus abuelas---ajíes dulces, pimientos verdes y limón. The boys collected three types of seeds from their grandmothers own gardens. Two are sweet peppers ---red and green---and the third is lemon tree.
2. Palas/Trowels (spades): Cada uno tenía su propia pala pequeña para que prepararan sus envases. Each of the boys had a trowel so that they could prepare their own containers.
3. Tierra para Sembrar/Potting Soil: Decidí comprar tierra para sembrar para evitar tener otras semillas en la tierra. I chose to use purchased potting soil so that no other seeds would be in the soil.
4. Regadera/Watering Can: A mis nenes les encanta la regadera y el agua. Esto lo hizo divertido. My boys love the watering can. It just added more fun to the project.
5. Rotulos/Signs: Decidí usar rótulos para identificar el tipo de semilla por envase. Pero un poco de cinta adhesiva y un marcador hubiese funcionado de lo más bién. We decided to use signs to identify the seeds in container. Seed names on masking tape could have been used to label the planting containers.
6. Tiestos Plásticos/Plastic Planters: Escogí usar envases reciclados en vez de comprarlos. En un futuro explicaré cómo convertir botellas plásticas de refrescos en tiestos caseros para plantar. I chose to use a recycled containers instead of purchased ones. In the future I will explain how to turn soda plastic bottles into homemade planters.
A Sembrar / Let the Planting Begin
1. Comenzamos echándole tierra a los tiestos. Los llenamos a la mitad.
Este proyecto es excelente para niños de diferentes edades. El tiempo no fue un factor limitante. Mi niño mas pequeño iba a su propio paso y no importaba si ocurría algún derrame o reguero---Estábamos afuera. This is such a great project for kids of different ages. There was no time restraints. My younger son could go as slow as he wished as well as not be overly concerned about spilling---we did our planting outdoors.
Once the first layer of soil was in the containers, the soil was moistened with water.
3. Luego, dispersamos las semillas por la superficie de la tierra.
Seeds were then sprinkled over the moistened soil surface.
4. Cubrimos las semillas con 1 a 2 pulgadas de tierra para sembrar.
The seeds were then covered with about 1 to 2 inches of potting soil.
5. Humedecimos nuevamente la capa de tierra que añadimos y espetamos los rótulos en la tierra indicando el tipo de semilla sembrada.
The top layer of soil was moistened with water and the sign for the type of seeds planted in the container was stuck in the soil.
Esperamos que nuestras semillas germinen (crezcan) para seguir compartiendo con ustedes nuestras experiencias de jardinería.
We hope the seeds germinate (grow) so we can continue sharing our gardening story with you.
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