Cold Kansas City temperatures have some our school districts scheduling their last day of school well into the first part of June! It feels like forever since we’ve been able to spend time gardening in the warm sun! But here at KCCG, spring is in the air, at least in our greenhouse! Since February, […]
Despite all this crazy weather, we’ve been busy all winter building new gardens at schools across the Kansas City metro! A few weeks ago, we built a garden with the students at Hawthorn Elementary and it was such a blast! We put together this short video so you can experience a garden construction along with […]
One common question we get at SYG is, “what do you do during the wintertime?” Since it’s too cold to garden, you might think all we do is drink hot chocolate and eat soup, but you’d be wrong (though we do a lot of that too)! Actually, we’re busy building new school gardens (among […]
Happy New Year friends! New to SYG or just need a refresher? Here is what to expect during a year of schoolyard gardening. In January, most garden beds are resting, waiting for warmer weather to soften up the soil for spring planting. This month, schoolyard gardeners can be planning and dreaming about the upcoming […]
Hello SYG friends, I don’t know about you, but I have been enjoying this beautiful snow. It’s not normal for us to get this much moisture this time of year and I am kind of loving it! There’s just something so magical about waking up to a blanket of fresh snow covering the ground. At […]
Winter is a sleepy time for many gardeners, but here at schoolyard gardens, we’re keeping busy! Along with garden constructions, we’re topping off beds with compost, tilling up compacted soil, and making minor repairs to raised beds. The time in between growing seasons provides us with a great opportunity to do some much-needed schoolyard garden […]
Winter is here! I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break and is staying warm while Kansas City endures freezing temperatures! As the gardens rest, you may feel like there is nothing left to do with the gardens but wait for spring. This is somewhat true as gardens won’t be planted until mid-March, but there is […]
Even though January is starting out really cold, gardeners are already beginning to think about what they will grow this spring and seed catalogs are being shipped to gardeners all around the country. Seed catalogs showcase thousands of different vegetable varieties that grow well in gardens. Each description tells about a certain plant variety’s growing […]
As we roll into the holiday season, it’s a great time to slow down and review the past growing year. Here at Schoolyard Gardens we have helped schools close their gardens for winter and are beginning to consider next spring. Before we move full ahead into the 2018 growing season, it’s important to give the […]
The weather is getting a little bit chillier and the sun is setting earlier. If you are like me, you may find yourself spending more time inside curled up with a good book. Over at Schoolyard Gardens, we love the book Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. This book, first published in 1997, is a powerful narrative […]
