Summary: This week’s lesson,”The Garden Food Chain” teaches the importance of each living organism and non-living feature in an ecosystem. Using your schoolyard garden as a setting, discuss the roles of decomposers, producers, and consumers. Encourage students to explore their garden or reflect on a time spent in their garden and ask them to identify […]
Our schools have been on our minds a lot lately as everyone works to adapt and cope with the impact of COVID-19. We can only begin to imagine the tremendous impact that this pandemic is causing you as educators, parents, and community leaders and we are grateful for all you are doing right now. As […]
Vegetable: Green Onion Sets SYG Varieties: Red, Yellow, White Planting Instructions: 4×12 beds (K-12): 3 pounds per bed 3×9 beds (preschool): 1 pound per bed Plant the set with the root end down (this is the end where you visibly see roots). The sets should be planted about half an inch deep with the tip […]
Vegetable: Bulb Onions SYG Varieties: Candy (yellow), Candy Apple(red), Superstar(white) Planting Instructions: Plant onion plants 1” deep with the root end facing down The plants (green part) will stick out of the ground about 2-3” The plants should be planted in rows spaced 3-4” apart – giving each plant room to grow into a bulb […]
Here at Kansas City Community Gardens our mission is to empower and inspire low-income households, community groups, and schools in the Kansas City Metropolitan area to grow their own vegetables and fruit. We absolutely could not do that without our wonderful Greenhouse Manager, Stacy. Stacy has been busy this February getting flats filled and planted […]
Vegetable: Spring Potatoes SYG Varieties: Red Norland, Kennebec, Yukon Gold, Blue Planting Instructions: Cut sprouted potatoes into ping pong sized pieces. Make sure each piece you’ve cut has a sprout or eye on it. Dig holes 9-12 inches apart and 5-6 inches deep. Place 1 piece of potato in each hole with the sprout facing […]
Vegetable: Radish SYG Varieties: Cherry Belle: A fast-maturing radish with mild flavor and crisp texture. The Cherry Belle variety grows to a vibrant red hue with a white flesh. Easter Egg: This seed packet will produce beautiful radishes in a variety of colors (red, white, pink, purple) that are fun for children to pick and […]
Vegetable: Spinach SYG Varieties: Noble Giant: Thick, glossy dark green extremely large leaves. Delicious and flavorful. Harvest in 30 days for baby spinach. Slow to bolt. Woodpecker Spinach: Smooth leaf variety, upright plant. Slow to bolt. High resistance to mildew. How to Plant: Plant seeds in rows spaced 4-6” apart and thin plants to stand […]
Vegetable: Arugula SYG Varieties: Astro Arugula Planting Instructions: Plant seeds ⅛ inch deep in rows across raised bed. Thin plants to stand 8-12” apart. 4×12 beds (K-12) need 2 seed packets to fill raised bed 3×9 beds (preschool) need 1 seed packet to fill raised bed Plant to Harvest Time Frame: 5 weeks Plant: mid-March to […]
Vegetable: Kale SYG Varieties: Redbor, Winterbor Planting Instructions: Leave 10-12 inches between each plant 4×12 beds (K-12) fit 24 plants in a full bed (3 across & 8 down) 3×9 beds (preschool) fit 10 plants in a full bed (2 across & 5 down) Plant to Harvest Time Frame: 7 weeks Plant: mid-March to early […]
