Students hydroponically plant vegetables in class

Woodland — In Joseph Bosch’s horticulture class at Woodland Middle School, he is teaching students how to grow herbs, vegetables and other plants hydroponically, without the use of soil, in order to throw an end-of-semester organic salad banquet. “This is the first time I’ve used a hydroponics project in class,” Bosch said in a release from the district. “The idea came from my son who suggested that we take a look at growing vegetables hydroponically so we can grow vegetables during the winter, and I realized this would make an excellent project for my class, too.” The process will include growing plants in specially-made buckets called Dutch Buckets, and running water filled with nutrients through the plant’s root systems each day. Students picked what they wanted to plant, including spinach, strawberries, cabbage, jalapeno peppers, black beans, kale, cucumbers, thyme, basil, parsley and oregano.