There’s something bittersweet about covering Schoolyard Garden beds at the end of the fall into winter season. The Schoolyard Gardens team uses landscape fabric or burlap to cover garden beds after they’ve been cleared of garden debris to ensure that they’ll be ready for planting come springtime. The fabric suppresses any pesky weeds that inevitably […]
The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, fall is finally here! Depending on where your garden grows, your vegetables may have experienced a light frost over the weekend, which means, if you haven’t already, it’s time to harvest your summer vegetables. Your fall vegetables might be ready for harvest as well. They can stand […]
Tuesday I had the pleasure of planting with Mrs. Fullington and Mrs. Knecht’s Preschool class at Rosehill ELC in Lenexa KS. New to the Schoolyard Garden program, they were so excited to finally get to plant in their newly constructed raised beds. Before planting, we practiced planting our seeds by using wooden beads. We discussed […]
