POT-HERB CROPS: SPINACH, CHARD, AND DANDELION 



Spinach 

 Seed Testing 



Twenty seeds for each pupil. 



Determine the percentage of germination. If old 

 seeds are available test those also and compare germi- 

 nation with that of fresh seeds. 



Leaf Miners 



Find spinach leaves with discolored blotches. Hold 

 them to the hght to see the maggots inside. 



Swiss Chard 

 Seed Testing 



Ten seeds for each pupil. 



Place in germinating dish. When seeds sprout, see if 

 there is more than one seedHng for each seed. 



Compare with the results found in germinating the 

 seeds of beet. 



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