What's Eating Our Plants

Fri, Oct 3, 2014

Materials: Clothes, stuffing, stake

Activity: Look for parts of plants, in our garden, that have been eaten. Bring plants from home, that have been eaten. Do we think birds or insects are eating them? Make a scarecrow, to deter birds. Consider a spray for insects.

Big Questions: What do the bite marks look like? What type of plants are they on? Look for patterns. How can we find out if birds or insects eating the plants?

Resources:

Natural Gardener: Soap and Pepper Sprays for Insects.

Using Scarecrows as a Garden Guard.

Tags: Life Science 2014