Tomato Days 2022 – Your Official Guide To KCCG’s Warm Season Plant Sale
One Bite Lesson Series: Salsa on a Stick
Salsa and chips are one of my favorite go to snacks! What ingredients make up your favorite salsas? Are you team cilantro or do you like chopped up mango, making your salsa a little bit sweet? A great way to make this question a fun game in the garden is to have students walk around […]
Summer Harvest Recipes
Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Peppers oh my! Do you have tomatoes galore? Zucchini for days? Peppers that just won’t stop? First, congratulations! Second, don’t let those veggies and all your hard work go to waste. Start harvesting now and then use these simple recipes to create a beautiful summer feast! Harvest each of the below […]
Looking Ahead: Back to School
At KCCG, our Schoolyard Gardens team has been busy this summer! During June we worked with summer schools to plant tomatoes, peppers, and sweet potatoes. This year more than 95 schools planted a summer garden! June 1st- July 31st is also our summer garden construction project time. We use these months to help […]
Are You Mulching?
I think it’s safe to say that Summer is officially here! With temperatures in the 90s most weeks, the plants in your garden are likely feeling the heat. Watering is of course one of the most important practices for a thriving garden, especially in the heat and in case you need a quick how-to on […]
Planning Your Summer Schoolyard Garden
We hope you had a wonderful Earth Day celebrating our beautiful planet! By now most of your schoolyard gardens are growing rapidly and veggies like radishes, green onions, arugula, and spinach are ready to be tasted and harvested for fresh spring salads! Slower crops like potatoes, beets and carrots are just now starting to […]
How to Harvest Your Fall Garden
Chilly weather greetings from the SYG office! It’s hard to believe it but we are expecting the first frost of the year this evening. This means that fall gardening season is winding down. It is time to get the last of your tomatoes (even green tomatoes!) and peppers harvested, and dig up your sweet potatoes. […]
Fall Garden To Do List!
Hopefully your fall seeds and plants are planted and you’re enjoying a second or third harvest of tomatoes and peppers. Did you know tomatoes and peppers can produce up until it freezes? As we wait for cooler temperatures, continue to water your fall seeds and plants every day to ensure they germinate and […]
Hello September!
Hello Schoolyard Gardeners! We have been pretty quiet over here lately. Here’s what we have been up to: Taylor joined our team as an AmeriCorps service member (read more about her here) and we are so excited! We also had a big party to celebrate 10 years of Schoolyard Gardens in Kansas City. It was […]