What can be better than learning and growing? Eating!

From January 1 to June 30 the hydroponic systems in the DC Smith Greenhouse produced:

360 Cucumbers: 151 pounds (68.5 kilograms)

587 Cherry Tomatoes: 90 pounds (40.8 kilograms)

214 Heads of Lettuce: 66.9 pounds (30.6 kilograms)

These systems were tended by students in Horticulture classes. Hort 333 students planted the tomatoes in September 2022 and just had time to enjoy the first harvest in December. Hort 335 continued their efforts and planted the cucumbers. Though our lettuce tanks are empty right now, they can produce full heads of lettuce from tiny transplants in just four weeks.

Hands on learning experiences like these provide students with insight and skills that are essential to understanding and stick with them longer than lecture or reading alone.

Hort 333 students harvest their first lettuce crop.