The Clark State College Agriculture and Horticulture Club will host a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, April 13 in the Sara T. Landess Technology and Learning Center (TLC) rotunda on the Springfield campus. The Clark State Plant Propagation class grew the plants in the Clark State greenhouse.
In addition to planting seeds, students also learn about hydroponics, micropropagation, grafting and budding, as well as starting plants from cuttings, division, layering and propagating bulbs.
“We will have a variety of different tomatoes and peppers from sweet to hot and also have some herbs such as basil and cilantro,” said Dr. Arly Drake, program coordinator and professor of agriculture at Clark State. “There is a limited selection of flowers including snapdragons, salvia and marigolds.” The annual plant sale is open to the community, and plants will range in price from $1 to $5 (cash only). Funds raised will benefit the Agriculture and Horticulture Club.