This newsletter is published eight times during the academic year for teachers in an open educational setting. This issue is concerned with the plant and its environment. Activities explore different types of soils and their implications for indoor gardening, plant propagation techniques, and preparation of potting soils. Each activity provides an introduction, materials list, procedures, and vocabulary word list. Further pages in the newsletter list numerous sources for plants and materials, giving names and addresses for each. This source list also includes books and book series for students and teachers. (MA)