The Kit

Understanding The Kit

Everyone who has registered for the RCHE Spring Sprouts Contest  

will receive a kit. If you haven't picked up yours yet, then please hurry up as the planting date is APRIL 15th. Once you have a kit you need to understand how to use it. So here's the tutorial for you.

THE KIT

A brown paper bag with your kit code number and an RCHE Spring Sprouters Contest info sheet.

THE INFO SHEET

The info sheet briefly mentions the contents of the RCHE Spring Sprout Contest Starter Kit, and mentions the following web addresses and email address for you to follow up with the contest and other sprouters.

Web Address

http://www.rchespringsproutscontest.blogspot.com/

http://www.rche.ca/

Email

rchespringsprouts@gmail.com

INSIDE THE KIT

There are 5 things inside the kit.

1. a bag of Seed Starting Soil
2. a pair of bio-degradable pots
3. a bag with tomato seeds
4. a T label (white stick)
5. a growth chart sheet

Please read details below:

THE SOIL

To help your seeds germinate well, we have provided you with special seed starting soil (potting mix). We  have used The "Miracle Gro Seed Starting". This potting mix provides:

• improved drainage to help prevent disease
• ph balanced for optimal seed growth

THE POTS

You will find 2 biodegradable pots in your kit. Each has your kit code written on it. You will use both pots to plant the seeds. These pots have been used to facilitate your planting outdoors, as you can replant your sprout into a bigger pot or in your garden patch WITH this pot. This will ensure ease in planting and no damage to roots. (God Willing) 


DO LOOK AT THE PLANTING RESOURCES for TOMAMTO SEEDS

THE SEEDS 

In your kit you have received 6 seeds. We got the McKenzie Tomato Bush Beef Steak seeds. The code on your kit MK actually stands for McKenzie (seeds). 


Please note that not all seeds germinate. Nonetheless you may have 2 - 4 of your seeds sprouting (God Willing). 

THE LABEL

The white stick or T label is to mark your plant once you shift it to a bigger pot, as your jiffy pot will be submerged in the soil. So make sure you don't loose this stick. The stick has your kit code on one side. The other side can hold your name and your homeschooling group if you belong to one, like RCHE (Real's Cool Home Educators), TMH (Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers), LM (L'il Mu'min Playgroup) etc

THE GROWTH CHART

As important as all the things in your kit are, the growth chart has it's own importance. You have been provided with 1 sheet covering your observations for 2 weeks. To continue charting the growth  of your plant you can print more sheets from this link:

PRINT: Growth Chart

PLEASE NOTE: File your growth charts as you will have to submit them at the end of the contest. Your careful recordings will help the judges determine the care you took in maintaining your plants.

BONUS POINTS:

You can receive bonus points if you research and find benefits of "Tomato" as well as important points about planting and growing plants from Quran, Hadith and/or other Scriptures.

You will also be required to submit these at the end of the contest.

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