TOP OF THE CROPS! Selective plant breeding is a fantastic example of human-influenced plant adaptation. During Science Week, we chose a variety of tomatoes (cherry, plum and salad) to help improve the next harvest!

In our experiment, we chopped our tomatoes in half, placed them onto a bed of soil in a container and covered them with a thin layer of soil. We have been nurturing them for the last 6 weeks and we have successfully grown over 100 seedlings ... yes, you read that right! Last week, children recycled plastic containers from home to take their own plant home, to continue to look after and hopefully produce their own crop of tomatoes to share with their family and friends. 

We learnt about the different career options available for growing fruit and vegetables and that it requires a huge range of people to help it succeed. From plant geneticists to robotics engineers, farm managers and tractor drivers, each of them has a role to play to ensure we have fresh and healthy food to eat.

Over the next few weeks, we will be planting the remaining plants outside in our raised bed - which have our autumn bulbs planted in (daffodils and alliums to help attract pollinators). We have also planted peas, sweet peas and pumpkins!

WE LOVE SCIENCE!