Fruit or vegetable?
Some people think we grow vegetables. Actually, they are all fruits!
See the seeds inside this tomato? That is the proof. Fruit comes from flowering plants and usually contains seeds.
seeds
Vegetables are the leaves, stem, or roots of a plant.
Proof is a fact or thing that shows something is true.
The nursery
Here’s Dad! He’s in the plant nursery. This is where plants are grown until they are ready to be moved to the greenhouses.
Dad makes sure the young plants get the right amount of sunlight, water and fertilizer.
The plants grow from tiny seeds that we plant in the soil.
Sometimes Dad lets me help him take care of them.
I have to be very careful because the seedlings are fragile.
seedlings
seed tray
Kofi, Yaa and Mary are waving at us. They work on the farm when Mum and Dad need their help.
Sometimes, I help by watering the plants. I have my own special watering can!
Kofi
Mary
Yaa
Hello!
Hello Ama
These young plants are big enough to be moved now. Kofi, Yaa and Mary will help Dad plant them in the greenhouses.
Dad checks all the seedlings first. He rejects the damaged and unhealthy ones.
To reject something is to get rid of it.
bell pepper plants
cucumber plants
tomato plants
Using greenhouses means we can grow crops all year long, even in rainy weather.
This is Esi. She is a soil expert. She visits the farm to tell Dad what the soil needs. Today she is taking some soil to test in her lab.
Esi
