Vegetable: Cabbage SYG Varieties: Stonehead Cabbage is a great source of Vitamin A,K,B6 and Vitamin C. Vitamin C supports the production of collagen which keeps your joints and muscles strong. Growing a good size cabbage can be tricky and over the years I’ve heard from gardeners all the different tricks for growing cabbage. One trick […]
Vegetable: Turnips SYG Variety: Purple Top Turnips are a good source of vitamin C, which helps your body’s immune system stay healthy. We rely on our immune system to protect us from germs! Still learning to like turnips? Me too. Try our Turnip Carrot Mash—this recipe combines turnips and carrots with some butter and spices […]
Vegetable: Beets SYG Variety: Red and Golden, Detroit Dark Red, Early Wonder Beets are a rich source of natural nitrates which helps deliver oxygen to our muscles and helps our bodies stay active. Not only are they delicious and nutritious, they are so versatile in the kitchen! You can roast them till they are caramelized […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
