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Ms. Tina Alcain from Kealakekua, HI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Plant Propagation Pros

Help me give my students the potting mix, portable greenhouses, and air layering supplies we need to become experts at plant propagation.

  • $591 goal

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My Project

Plant propagation is one of the most important things we will learn in our class. Making more plants, whether it be from seed, cuttings, off-shoots, or air layering, will enable us to produce more plants to have in our garden, orchard, and even for sale to other teachers and the community. We are pretty good at planting seeds and producing seedlings to plant in our raised beds, but we have found that our shade house is both too hot sometimes and too wet for the seedlings to flourish like we want them to. Having these portable greenhouses to protect our seedling trays will be an experiment we will do come August. It is exciting to be able to do these kinds of experiments to see what works best on the farm.

Slowly but surely, our school garden is flourishing and producing food we get to partake in during class and also for students to take home to their families.

Being able to produce even more plants will increase our yields, but also teach the students the different propagation techniques they can use at home and on their own farms. Air layering is something I would like to learn more about as well, and we have a big fig tree that is perfect for practicing. We will also try to do the same with the citrus trees we have planted in our orchard. Having these supplies ready for next school year will let us hit the ground running and learn these important lessons from the very beginning of the school year.

Ms. Tina Alcain Konawaena High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Tina Alcain

Kealakekua, HI View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Home-Complete Mini Greenhouse-4-Tier Indoor Outdoor Sturdy Portable Shelves-Grow Plants, Seedlings, Herbs, or Flowers In Any Season-Gardening Rack, Green • Amazon Business $37.95 3 $113.85
Burpee Organic Coconut Coir Concentrated Seed Starting Mix, 16 Quart • Amazon Business $11.21 10 $112.10
SpongEase Pro Coco Coir Brick - Each brick makes 2 Gallons Organic Coco Coir Potting Soil for All Plants, Cuttings, Seedlings and Seeds (650 gm) • Amazon Business $8.99 10 $89.90
321Gifts, 10-Pack Seed Starter Kit, 2X Thicker 72 Cell Plastic Seedling Trays Gardening Germination Growing Trays Plant Grow Kit Seed Starting Trays Seedling Germination Nursery Pots Plug • Amazon Business $22.40 1 $22.40
Gardzen 5-Set Garden Propagator Set, Seed Tray Kits with 200-Cell, Seed Starter Tray with Dome and Base 15" x 9" (40-Cell Per Tray) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
NAYE Grafting Gardening Knife,2-5/8" Curved Straight Blades Garden Knife For Budding Pruning,With Grafting Tape Metal Plant Labels/Tree Tags • Amazon Business $18.79 1 $18.79
MIIIM 10 PCS Air Layering Propagation Kit with Zip Ties, Reusable Half Transparent Grafting Ball, Air Layering Pods Clear, Plant Rooting Grafting Box for Fast Propagation Plants (Medium) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Garden Safe Brand TakeRoot Rooting Hormone 2 Ounces, Helps Grow New Plants From Cuttings • Amazon Business $4.94 3 $14.82
The Plant Propagator's Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Propagating Every Plant in Your Garden • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
SONKIR Soil pH Meter, MS02 3-in-1 Soil Moisture/Light/pH Tester Gardening Tool Kits for Plant Care, Great for Garden, Lawn, Farm, Indoor & Outdoor Use (Green) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Mosser Lee ML0300 Airlayer Grow-Kit, 224 cu. in. • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97

Materials cost

$445.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$501.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.57

Total project goal

$590.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$590.44

1 Donor

-$250.94

Donations toward project cost

-$250.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$295.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.28

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$0.00

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