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About Colin Sims

My name is Colin Sims. I was born in Los Gatos and i moved here to Willow Glen when i was a year old. I live here with my mom, dad, sister, and my dog that is cuter than Jesse's. Some of my family lives in Wisconsin and we go up every year to visit them.

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a grown brussels sprouts plant
Image result for brussels sprouts gardenIn 8th grade my science teacher got a grant from the school to make a garden. This is where my gardening experience comes from. We re-vamped the garden and cleaned it up so it was fit for growing crops. I had never had much gardening experience before so this was an eye opening experience. I had so much fun going out with my friends every week to garden and learn about our ecosystem. I had the most plants out of all the classes with beets, peas, carrots, tomatoes and a sunflower. After this experiment. i hope to learn more about a plants ecosystem can change and how it adapts and evolves. I also hope to learn more about brussels sprouts in general.

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