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First graders and their teacher, Kacy McBride, remove Bowlesia weed from the four vegetable beds. -
Master Gardener Wallace Brown demonstrates how to plant tomatoes surrounded by the students. Also shown is fourth grade teacher Jane Schneider. -
Third graders transfer the tomato plants from pots to the vegetable beds with Sheila Klimitchek, their teacher.
A project in which St. Rose of Lima Catholic School students planted a tomato garden began in December 2023 when Wallace Brown’s favorite Tomato Growers seed catalog came in the mail.
Remembering last year’s tomatoes planted in the St. Rose children’s garden, the tomatoes were plentiful but green on the vines. The children started their summer vacation in May 2023 but with no red tomatoes from…