Whether you are gardening in your raised beds or growing in your Take Home Garden Kits, you can participate in the activity “Tracking Vegetable Growth Rates.” Use this activity to encourage measuring skills, as well as observation and comparison skills. This activity is a great way to help students observe how vegetables grow at different […]
One of my favorite vegetables to harvest with students is sweet potatoes. As one 4-year-old at Uncle Sam’s Academy for Tots put it last year, “It’s like we’re digging for treasures!” And that pretty much sums up the whole experience. Digging in the soil and finding little (or sometimes huge) orange treasures. The joy that […]
If it seems like we bring up this subject a lot, it’s because we do! Here at KCCG we are firm believers in mulching. Not only does mulching benefit your plants by but it also benefits you! Mulching means less weeding and better moisture retention for your garden. We have some informative posts about mulching […]
Vegetable: Swiss Chard SYG Variety: Bright Lights Swiss chard is one of my favorite vegetables! It’s easy to grow, the leaves are tender and bright, and the stalks are a whole rainbow of colors. If you like spinach but aren’t necessarily a big fan of kale, try growing swiss chard for a fun way to […]
As cooler temps settle in, you may notice your fall garden start to perk up and grow even faster. Your lettuce transplants growth may leave you wondering which lettuce varieties are growing in your garden. Here is a quick overview to help you decipher between the different varieties of lettuce SYG has to offer: Buttercrunch […]
The Schoolyard Gardens team is excited to spotlight Food Cycle KC, a local compost company working with residents, businesses, schools and organizations on the Kansas side of the KC Metro area. We asked the owners Alan and Karen to tell us a little about themselves and here is what they had to say: In 2019 […]
Vegetable: Collard Greens SYG Variety: Top Bunch 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 […]
Peppers come in all shapes, sizes and levels of spiciness. They can be green, yellow, orange, red or even purple, but did you know that all peppers start out green? Depending on the variety, the longer you let peppers stay on the plant, the sweeter (bell/sweet peppers) or spicier (hot peppers) they will get. Need […]
One of my favorite things about summer gardening is all of the tomatoes! Cherry, yellow, large, heirloom, purple, determinate, indeterminate, paste… the varieties seem endless and the flavors are delicious! Need some tips about harvesting and storing tomatoes? Check out this short video. Harvest Highlights: Harvest tomatoes when they start turning red (or orange or […]
As my AmeriCorps service year with Kansas City Community Gardens comes to a close, I’m feeling grateful for this experience and appreciative of the new memories and growth. I want to share my thanks with Hannah, Crystal, and Claire. I admire their creativity and commitment to the Schoolyard Gardens program, and feel so fortunate to have […]
