tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838916370590856472024-02-19T08:05:29.358-08:00BHS Garden - School Garden EducationThe School Garden Educational Blog provides students with weekly garden lessons, Garden tips and encourages families to grow their own food. In addition we support Plant a Row for the Food Bank and Farm to School Education.Iya Mahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184807029589573011noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-11596150203102118862020-09-18T14:08:00.002-07:002020-09-18T14:15:22.951-07:00Seed Saving With New Interactive Video!<br /><br />
As fall approaches in the garden it is important to collect and save the seeds from the plants that are growing. <br /><br />
Did you know that most every fruit and flower grown in the garden has seeds that will grow into another plant? <br /><br />
We can save the seeds and grow another plant next season by sprouting our saved seeds and replanting them in the garden.<br /><br />
We have put together a seed saving activity and video on saving beans, which are seeds. <br /><br />
Beans grow in pods. You will get to open up bean pods to collect and save the seeds. Make sure to save your seeds, because in our next activity we will sprout them and grow a garden in a glove.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JDL4qyohnxw" width="320" youtube-src-id="JDL4qyohnxw"></iframe></div><br /></div>Iya Mahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184807029589573011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-90504906835306798452020-08-26T10:51:00.001-07:002020-08-26T10:51:26.062-07:00Cauliflower A Oregon Vegetable Harvest of the Month<p><span style="font-size: large;">Another great Video from Oregon Harvest of the Month.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Learn how to make Cauliflower Tots</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU34gS6Hf39lQv7kGe8FrmrwpyLqAAoNZWX_8vJ4bAPtcEgapTpda7-4zDndLrP8eTzwxsoDPC8vxd5J1t-o1chtJNN17o1xgbWnRlvE1eNE0VoxRKpwmMlk6wHVrhnQQPX5wLu4vUAfa/s320/cauliflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU34gS6Hf39lQv7kGe8FrmrwpyLqAAoNZWX_8vJ4bAPtcEgapTpda7-4zDndLrP8eTzwxsoDPC8vxd5J1t-o1chtJNN17o1xgbWnRlvE1eNE0VoxRKpwmMlk6wHVrhnQQPX5wLu4vUAfa/s0/cauliflower.jpg" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Video below</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/r4ewgkWTjck" target="_blank">Cauliflower Let's make Cauliflower Tots</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Recipe</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2 cups grated Cauliflower</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1/4 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 egg (beaten)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3 Tablespoons Flour</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1/4 Teaspoon Salt</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mix and stir ingredients well. Using your hands press and roll form mixture into egg sized Tots.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bake in a 350 oven for 20 minutes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cool</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">May be reheated</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-30656573005313815092020-08-26T09:53:00.003-07:002020-08-26T14:00:27.286-07:00Pears, Pears, PEARS<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy the following video from Oregon Harvest for Schools on Pears. Paul and his dad who immigrated from Kenya grown tons of Pears in Central Oregon.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY-xg9YAz-Y&feature=youtu.be">Pear, pears, pears video from Oregon Harvest for Schools </a></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-lLhtUir65tiedYLiqrnF6A6aV91mKqHfRBEUa4QtImfdUZvl5hKzKmas06yM5-AGChBDoQkNrA1uplz7i6zcjZN6F0wrdhZG0-Mulf2lB2L_H9t_60GSqqZhwfKy_G5ypVsGtauW1VR/s640/variety+of+pears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-lLhtUir65tiedYLiqrnF6A6aV91mKqHfRBEUa4QtImfdUZvl5hKzKmas06yM5-AGChBDoQkNrA1uplz7i6zcjZN6F0wrdhZG0-Mulf2lB2L_H9t_60GSqqZhwfKy_G5ypVsGtauW1VR/s0/variety+of+pears.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-70928230412919889922020-08-11T08:21:00.000-07:002020-08-11T08:21:12.816-07:00Today’s burning question. Is it OK to have slugs in my compost?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMb_Oc_Z5D7yDJ57JmdPm3XmhlbYrrPbetT3Mq3y40_8Yli1-Y_EnfsjVfone9Wqn6DM1CL1TYi9BM4XBo5fo0uSPp43mD70sXVJHqKOUnmqvGLAFrl1KckpUEtJEjo8jT3JIbIxwM7Zia/s750/00CE28A3-DC0D-4CFB-92BE-279105044D87.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMb_Oc_Z5D7yDJ57JmdPm3XmhlbYrrPbetT3Mq3y40_8Yli1-Y_EnfsjVfone9Wqn6DM1CL1TYi9BM4XBo5fo0uSPp43mD70sXVJHqKOUnmqvGLAFrl1KckpUEtJEjo8jT3JIbIxwM7Zia/s640/00CE28A3-DC0D-4CFB-92BE-279105044D87.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> No matter what I do I always have slugs in my compost. It occurs to me, is this OK? Well The Grow VEG folks just posted this page today and I’m sharing it below. Enjoy!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.growveg.com/guides/slugs-in-your-compost/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.growveg.com/guides/slugs-in-your-compost/</span></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-44347674858623953592020-08-04T15:33:00.001-07:002020-08-04T15:34:50.243-07:00Time to sow---again!!<div><font size="5">Welcome to August! As we are hip deep in watering, picking, processing, preserving and weeding we have work to do. Now is the time to finish sowing seeds for fall harvest and overwinter crops. In the Pacific Northwest where I live we experience an average of 268 growing days a year. In July/August we sow seeds to be transplanted into our gardens or greenhouses. Basically you sow in July/August the same crops you sowed in spring.</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lYjbnuCtOO0oR7WXC8k2-e34DoxGjtTQK6JiEaaV02DIbtCIYACUExlL8X-tmyHOfGvQGWsCAq-cRuSr6NCqcuWpIt9LxDUUaP1KZ44UY9MQX_Y9ZLMA5_pkSNsNV64IJikEdbTEK5Ti/s960/Willamette+tomato+greenhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lYjbnuCtOO0oR7WXC8k2-e34DoxGjtTQK6JiEaaV02DIbtCIYACUExlL8X-tmyHOfGvQGWsCAq-cRuSr6NCqcuWpIt9LxDUUaP1KZ44UY9MQX_Y9ZLMA5_pkSNsNV64IJikEdbTEK5Ti/w240-h320/Willamette+tomato+greenhouse.jpg" width="240" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">The Tomatoes are finally ripening</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln2zGHgEWo3P6JAAi3nKFPd9opmKGdR1B2_FSqSQwXAkH-pmd2LIDHl67XD2ZhIkNgQs6mKdl2wRtjIKPQ-E9j8h2u3lprzCpcTvqcTEeG3JQ6vK3nnJp0N7BCkbJ5mbFfsDyMk36QqRC/s960/july+harvest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln2zGHgEWo3P6JAAi3nKFPd9opmKGdR1B2_FSqSQwXAkH-pmd2LIDHl67XD2ZhIkNgQs6mKdl2wRtjIKPQ-E9j8h2u3lprzCpcTvqcTEeG3JQ6vK3nnJp0N7BCkbJ5mbFfsDyMk36QqRC/w240-h320/july+harvest.jpg" width="240" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Every day bring a new harvest from the garden</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">Lettuce, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic (October), zucchini, peas, broccoli, Cauliflower, greens, kale, chard, beans, …the list is long. So let’s get started!</font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Sow your seeds in 4” pots, yogurt cups, recycled plastic beverage cups and leave them in a sunny/partially shady spot to sprout. Use a potting soil or make your own with equal parts of clean sand, native soil, compost and a sprinkle of crushed egg shells for good measure. Keep your pots covered with bird netting if you have smart Jays like I do. I think they sit and watch me then swoop down and take my seeds! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgER8Us6JcsFKxbIw6wVJXhJzaLpPsyHnPbKw-df03sd8bqFcNOEOLFTKB7FXycWQZ4s-hEBI0hklLudDwhyphenhyphenpHHah-z-mP_-jiQd3T7_4byIH6BZFd1Qcn117ao-iyyKiA5oXvL1TtvOwYT/s960/jay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="788" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgER8Us6JcsFKxbIw6wVJXhJzaLpPsyHnPbKw-df03sd8bqFcNOEOLFTKB7FXycWQZ4s-hEBI0hklLudDwhyphenhyphenpHHah-z-mP_-jiQd3T7_4byIH6BZFd1Qcn117ao-iyyKiA5oXvL1TtvOwYT/s640/jay.jpg" /></a></div></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"> Ants and mice will also steal your small seeds. Keep your pots watered, do not let the top of the potting soil dry out or it will make a hard crust which will inhibit the seedling from pushing up. Once you see the first set of true leaves (the initial leaves are the seed leaves) fertilize with a weak solution (10% fertilizer to 90% water). As they grow you may need to transplant the seedlings up into larger pots if you do not have space in your garden. Be sure to get them in the ground as soon as possible after their first set of true leaves show and they are strong. Protect them with cardboard collars (toilet paper rings work well) and watch for slugs, pill bugs or pincer bugs. These will mow your seedlings down over night!</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-yqSxcMhCmX2cLNxh0q2vx0bwKQ1m3GNN7BegqWO65UEyEBPSVzM244waajcXBAiPzHyjQ7q3CzB4r_pWjUFDBsip8fB0c7ZaC13NgkpC-lkrf1zUjAUpDN_vFedU5vGKN9ChASBGRhz/s720/slug+damage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-yqSxcMhCmX2cLNxh0q2vx0bwKQ1m3GNN7BegqWO65UEyEBPSVzM244waajcXBAiPzHyjQ7q3CzB4r_pWjUFDBsip8fB0c7ZaC13NgkpC-lkrf1zUjAUpDN_vFedU5vGKN9ChASBGRhz/s640/slug+damage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><font size="5"><div style="text-align: center;">Tell Tail signs of Slug Damage</div></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Many crops like carrots, greens (which includes cabbage, kale, chard, spinach, bok choy etc) can be grown all winter long. Sow them now to get a good start and you will be harvesting all winter. Think ahead as you sow your fall/winter garden. Remember you will be harvesting in the rain and cold. Hail and snow makes it treacherous for me to walk down to the lower garden so I plant my winter garden in a closer greenhouse. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCanpMPfzKRDP_hIlYx2168-hm9Lbrcx1dbf-PBfPUijn9AzaWVjCuzRE1xN4n69bjcxuXHlKKRmcbrT8AJZVSMPwwuVnHR2HCgLr4pP0fqGQnMzDFYT1dZ07bcRYVJ6tKzt0oRI9KnZ09/s1500/hoop.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCanpMPfzKRDP_hIlYx2168-hm9Lbrcx1dbf-PBfPUijn9AzaWVjCuzRE1xN4n69bjcxuXHlKKRmcbrT8AJZVSMPwwuVnHR2HCgLr4pP0fqGQnMzDFYT1dZ07bcRYVJ6tKzt0oRI9KnZ09/s640/hoop.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you do not have a greenhouse you can create a hoop structure using PVC and UV plastic. With each layer of cover you will increase the temperature by 5- 10 degrees. If you live in an area that frosts regularly but freezes rarely these temporary covers will extend your growing season and keep your greens happy all winter long. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">So things to do now:</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">* Choose the seeds you want to sow</font></div><div><font size="5">* Choose the location of your fall/winter garden keeping weather and accessibility in mind</font></div><div><font size="5">* Sow seeds with tap roots directly into your garden: carrots, beets, turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, garlic, onions, shallots</font></div><div><font size="5">* Make your own potting soil from compost, native soil, perlite, clean sand and crushed egg shells</font></div><div><font size="5">* Sterilize your pots especially if they have had seedlings in them in the past. Soak them in a 10% solution of bleach and water. Air dry</font></div><div><font size="5">* Sow your seeds following packet directions</font></div><div><font size="5">* Water to prevent a hard crust forming over your seeds</font></div><div><font size="5">* Protect from birds, ants and mice</font></div><div><font size="5">* Fertilize once the true leaves show with a weak solution</font></div><div><font size="5">* Transplant into larger pots if needed</font></div><div><font size="5">* Transplant into your garden ASAP</font></div><div><font size="5">* Start scavenging materials for cold frames or low hoop coverings</font></div><div><font size="5">* Keep seedlings watered and protected from excessive heat</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-2641792769463837382020-07-17T08:35:00.002-07:002020-07-17T08:39:37.303-07:00Happy Friday! Here’s your garden planner for the week from Mother Earth News.<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody; font-size: 17px; max-width: 504px; width: 504px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 20px 0px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Mother Earth News Garden Planner" border="0" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/growinginteractive/image/upload/v1450720740/Emails/introductory-series/men-logo.jpg" style="width: 300px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 504px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><a href="http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.com/"><img alt="Start the Garden Planner" border="0" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/growinginteractive/image/upload/v1447938755/Emails/introductory-series/launch-gp-btn.jpg" style="width: 252px;" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="https://www.growveg.com/subscribe.aspx?e=lmc97415%40gmail.com"><img alt="Subscribe to the Garden Planner" border="0" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/growinginteractive/image/upload/v1447938756/Emails/introductory-series/subscribe-btn.jpg" style="width: 252px;" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0px 10px;" valign="top"><div><font size="5">Greetings, gardeners! In case you are new to the Garden Planner, note that our twice-monthly newsletters bring you timely gardening tips and provide a list of customized planting reminders based on your garden plans.</font></div><div><br /></div><div><img align="right" alt="Fotolia_4729941_S.jpg" border="0" height="234" src="http://www.growinginteractive.com/assets/images/image-gallery/motherearthnews/Fotolia_4729941_S.jpg" width="325" /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/building-compost-bin-pallets-zb0z1910zbut?utm_sourc?e=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gdn_planner">Composting</a> in the office often seems like a far-off dream, but here at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS headquarters, we’ve found an office-friendly solution: a repurposed trash can for the collection bin and a compost bin built from pallets.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Composting is a natural process, similar to the way nature <a href="https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/gardening-techiques/how-to-start-a-compost-pile?utm_sourc?e=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gdn_planner">breaks down leaves</a> and other dead material on the forest floor.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>If we want to re-create the kind of soft, fertile soil we find under the leaf carpet of a forest rather than the gooey muck of a marsh, we need to think of a <a href="https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/maintaining-a-healthy-compost-pile-zmaz97fmzgoe?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gdn_planner">compost heap </a>as a living thing that requires the essentials of all living things: air, food, and water in a balanced combination when maintaining a healthy compost pile</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 class="header">Sowing and Planting Reminders from Your Plans</h2><p>You can click on any name to be taken to the relevant GrowGuide for that plant.</p><br />There are no plants in your garden plans for 2020 which need to be sown under cover or indoors at the moment.<br /><br />Plants you can sow outdoors or plant out over the next two weeks:<br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=199&c=4">Borage</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=130&c=4">Cucumber</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=1018&c=4">Geranium</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=1045&c=4">Johnny Jump Up</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=471&c=4">Tomato (Large)</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=180&c=4">Tomato (Small)</a> <br /><h2 class="header">General Planting Reminders for your Area</h2><p>You can click on any name to be taken to the relevant GrowGuide for that plant.</p><br />Sow under cover or indoors:<br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=116&c=4">Broccoli</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=145&c=4">Kale</a> <br /><br />Sow outdoors or plant out:<br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=110&c=4">Beans (Bush Snap)</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=115&c=4">Beet</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=116&c=4">Broccoli</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=130&c=4">Cucumber</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=145&c=4">Kale</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=471&c=4">Tomato (Large)</a> <br /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=197&c=4">Zucchini</a> <br /><br />(Please remember that dates for sowing and planting are general recommendations based on the frost dates you have specified. You should always consult instructions on your seed packets and adjust for your local climate and weather if necessary. Plants marked with a * are using custom dates that you specified for the plant or variety.)</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://res.cloudinary.com/growinginteractive/image/upload/q_80/v1447938751/Emails/introductory-series/footer-divider.jpg" style="width: 504px;" /></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><p align="center"><br /></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody; font-size: 17px;"></p><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://url2895.growveg.com/wf/open?upn=BqEEgPfqGsju-2BCMugf9-2Btj8blKWzBI74Uuuwnh-2B8plnRa79cBg4NCq53ynyMCW2aSDeaDAyfihILYVLX-2Bu1WC9RG7KseNE2J5rmxpN8Z9W8Xqu7YPV52kCLYV-2BQ-2BDswO2ujB-2BJR-2BKDohRZPhz-2Fa43ODjso3aMx8yCzsEIe5j-2BW8uhjvPtytUp7G-2F1k4w3qF0PtvvQ6r2vTVe1ScOw9CfoNZX-2BOiG1mChVaqFpfo5Cju2rlfgiV4RpczmvHpvqdszBQEvBfhmp0Bs5JDTC-2FkhCGyRKBYZxZNzaLwVp7DUmKjobmOTxvpd0kb3LlBqt5RGabSdOXKIOuc7qABbu4s7eudPrxWD83F5QYiubgq6kG4-3D" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-width: 0px; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody; font-size: 17px; height: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px;" width="1" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-26607374307283978452020-07-15T10:39:00.003-07:002020-07-15T16:39:12.732-07:00Update on The Bridge garden - July sowing suggestions.<font size="5">Yesterday we had a wonderful group of staff volunteers come to The Bridge garden to help with cleanup. It was a beautiful day and we got so much done! </font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Please Comment below and 'Follow" us to get updated on what's happening. 👉👉👉</font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RAU_YanpcBUu3dLV3OEBfAkp0VC48qstx10UGcgJ4dDETskLXlED-fXxXNqOUiFlnM5vRspflbNpBDUVDlZ5w0Tvc6LkErUP4G6TwKwnK9ieJrTz_fJIL7ZJZSA6DROXPnft3_9Fx2zb/s1520/BB620732-2B3D-4AFB-801B-931461749D6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1520" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RAU_YanpcBUu3dLV3OEBfAkp0VC48qstx10UGcgJ4dDETskLXlED-fXxXNqOUiFlnM5vRspflbNpBDUVDlZ5w0Tvc6LkErUP4G6TwKwnK9ieJrTz_fJIL7ZJZSA6DROXPnft3_9Fx2zb/w500-h316/BB620732-2B3D-4AFB-801B-931461749D6C.jpeg" width="500" /></font></a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">It was a joy to see my coworkers and catch up on their lives as we social distanced, worked and heard about their success stories with their personal gardens.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKh_KgNy-s8IPJfCyz50e1fj3PKoK3Y-xVp5nhqqu4xDfTc3AyAoG6y7_vH0JoNZOXuG-D61u-KvsplP2EcV3XwS9bzN1f6YyG2J2nIM8nPW03zXc8mP8r-8si-GwpdWt1cyLjjHjEH8U/s2048/8D7A4D72-F8FE-44B4-A81D-614A765855F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKh_KgNy-s8IPJfCyz50e1fj3PKoK3Y-xVp5nhqqu4xDfTc3AyAoG6y7_vH0JoNZOXuG-D61u-KvsplP2EcV3XwS9bzN1f6YyG2J2nIM8nPW03zXc8mP8r-8si-GwpdWt1cyLjjHjEH8U/w375-h500/8D7A4D72-F8FE-44B4-A81D-614A765855F3.jpeg" width="375" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Bren helped empty the blue shed because we’re getting a new one!</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ-yh92VTmadx2RLBucb4mS1GP4Dlfn8NLM3f6TUcOIFuNUg4QlhihmQFk_pSxAqEq0RCk9TWUjGE2eGEbMame5gSB5hii4Trc3fhAOC90QVIVdx7yQCYKxg8I6q1sblYYvsy9Jcm7qLk/s2048/91AA0A63-FF74-44CA-B986-94E4E166B6F6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ-yh92VTmadx2RLBucb4mS1GP4Dlfn8NLM3f6TUcOIFuNUg4QlhihmQFk_pSxAqEq0RCk9TWUjGE2eGEbMame5gSB5hii4Trc3fhAOC90QVIVdx7yQCYKxg8I6q1sblYYvsy9Jcm7qLk/w375-h500/91AA0A63-FF74-44CA-B986-94E4E166B6F6.jpeg" width="375" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Iya and Bren cleaned up tables and placed everything outside to allow it to solar sterilize.</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBt0Qd2BhvddlG35pHiaBdcTThuvQPbYK9Kdf1-4RzfepDUzd32ruk7vnwnMlGafIoAwo3A85XY1dOxFKZw_B8ZBN2pmTMo2eqo-cRT8Q4iAGxie-3sqiXq-MCpY2KIe0wUJg5Hs516Jgt/s2048/A2114236-0904-485A-9338-C66863FF4638.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBt0Qd2BhvddlG35pHiaBdcTThuvQPbYK9Kdf1-4RzfepDUzd32ruk7vnwnMlGafIoAwo3A85XY1dOxFKZw_B8ZBN2pmTMo2eqo-cRT8Q4iAGxie-3sqiXq-MCpY2KIe0wUJg5Hs516Jgt/w375-h500/A2114236-0904-485A-9338-C66863FF4638.jpeg" width="375" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Maureen deep watered because today is HOT</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Kg8r16C-ysPZ8QsXY1lDYQ_Ud8J5fI6mQe-mghNl8OM6OjTgCNyEkyklaDorm5-LrFLRbiqmSKYv-OgFW7nolzZd5cSTowalYlIl2-jTk-A5Tyf5fAHHmMuGJDrZnYz77DO29i84f0d/s2048/D04C087B-7818-4999-9228-7C9612B2DCD8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Kg8r16C-ysPZ8QsXY1lDYQ_Ud8J5fI6mQe-mghNl8OM6OjTgCNyEkyklaDorm5-LrFLRbiqmSKYv-OgFW7nolzZd5cSTowalYlIl2-jTk-A5Tyf5fAHHmMuGJDrZnYz77DO29i84f0d/s320/D04C087B-7818-4999-9228-7C9612B2DCD8.jpeg" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">We found weird worms that I’ve never seen before:( Caenoplana is a genus of land planarians from Australia and New Zealand. They are known to be in our region.)</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4gqxrnD4Fo66KZh2XmH2WCszUTChpdkraqaZI5Frv6v4DkrTp9hqKb8Uz0eQyMm9x3ufrqkx7go5o_FMSb59CkdA9wiMcYcHPlGCj3If9JUCi3npJS6QopEuzZz5a89u6qzMuxnL-Mpi/s2048/E075F48E-3FB8-4F6E-A522-063CA8135E70.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4gqxrnD4Fo66KZh2XmH2WCszUTChpdkraqaZI5Frv6v4DkrTp9hqKb8Uz0eQyMm9x3ufrqkx7go5o_FMSb59CkdA9wiMcYcHPlGCj3If9JUCi3npJS6QopEuzZz5a89u6qzMuxnL-Mpi/w375-h500/E075F48E-3FB8-4F6E-A522-063CA8135E70.jpeg" width="375" /></font></a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">Jenny weeded the beds</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">Tim and Michelle dismantled old garden beds and the compost bins.</font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7F9VaQ4hQS8CtEHAkIU5PA6-2vuihOoWJHzLVsSjjie8dnx3h4lugafRFuAy4B3IRTtkHBwIPKyaU6DD5aoteZ4SBuk5uPvJLagvZuQM8EHzNHfSkaJrSXUbq_-52iXJXglqXkZDHIrO/s2048/D572246A-CF69-4D9F-86F5-0271286842BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7F9VaQ4hQS8CtEHAkIU5PA6-2vuihOoWJHzLVsSjjie8dnx3h4lugafRFuAy4B3IRTtkHBwIPKyaU6DD5aoteZ4SBuk5uPvJLagvZuQM8EHzNHfSkaJrSXUbq_-52iXJXglqXkZDHIrO/w500-h375/D572246A-CF69-4D9F-86F5-0271286842BB.jpeg" width="500" /></font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><font size="5">Iya used her Tetris skills to pack the dumpster full!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"> Who said video game skills don’t transfer to daily life?</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">It was a wonderful day with friends.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">********************************</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">Here are your growing reminders for this week:</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><font size="5">July means fall sowing. Here is a list of what to do now in your garden. Keep seeds covered with bird netting to avoid ants, mice and birds digging them up. This time of year I sow all my seeds in 4" pots because of the warm weather. IF you sow in seed trays they will dry out over night and not sprout.</font></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><font size="5">* Sow leaf lettuce - I grow New Red sails, Butterhead, Olga Romaine</font></span></p>
<p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><font size="5">* Sow Broccoli- I grow Waltham or Calabrese</font></span></p>
<p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><font size="5">* Sow Beets - For beet greens and pickled beets</font></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><font size="5">* Sow Carrots - Danvers half long OR Yellowstone; </font></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span>(carrots require constant moisture to sprout which may <span> </span>take up to 2 weeks. This can be a challenge in the warm <span> </span><span> </span>weather. I sow them in space vacated by other crops, in <span> </span><span> </span>the shade of another plant.)</span></p>
<p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><font size="5">* Sow Sugar Snap Peas - Pole or bush</font></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><font size="5">* Sow Cabbage</font></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><font size="5">Your winter squash should be planted but if you've not done that yet you can still get them growing before the fall frost.</font></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><font size="5">Plan on looking into garlic. I plant mine in the fall in the greenhouse so it is ready to pull in May or June of the following year.</font></span></p></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-28221484964405234132020-06-30T11:56:00.000-07:002020-06-30T11:56:00.890-07:00Gardens in Bloom June 2020<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-GUVLBtkkLM" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Greetings gardeners, this fun video highlights what is growing, blooming and fruiting in our school gardens. Many of the plants you will see in this video were grown from seeds planted by Kalmiopsis Elementary School students in March before schools were closed.<br />
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This time of year is such a fun time in the garden with pollinators hard at work, we see beautiful blossoms, fruits and vegetables growing quickly before our eyes. <br />
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Please share a picture or video of what you are growing at home. Iya Mahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184807029589573011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-50250067306954864602020-06-26T12:39:00.001-07:002020-06-26T12:42:30.666-07:00Early Summer in your kitchen garden<font size="5">Good Morning Gardeners!</font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">During a normal early summer gardening season in our 17C school gardens we would be gearing up for the summer food program, sowing and harvesting for the salad bar and processing the excess produce in value added products. Here is an image showing average weekly harvest from 2019.</font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOf3Bc_gAuCvXSFlUubhZk7H4ioprmktveIRmmVKF2GRX4kM5EQCnWKH9fQry02snJLSAt2v75aW5lEA2Sg1hTBlSarWb5dUsUJ6IfAvAe0ferd5Mm1YTs0NuJEOJEAvmFWmZtYTADZNT_/s960/summer+2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOf3Bc_gAuCvXSFlUubhZk7H4ioprmktveIRmmVKF2GRX4kM5EQCnWKH9fQry02snJLSAt2v75aW5lEA2Sg1hTBlSarWb5dUsUJ6IfAvAe0ferd5Mm1YTs0NuJEOJEAvmFWmZtYTADZNT_/s320/summer+2019.jpg" width="320" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">This summer of COVID19 is different in more ways than one. This summer the school garden education/farm to school crew and maintenance dept are working on infrastructure. When students return in the Fall they will see two new greenhouses erected in the gardens. We are putting our raised garden beds to ‘bed’ for the summer by covering with cardboard and wood chips which will help conserve water as we complete the work on rebooting both gardens this summer.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95VqbunKkCZkFqGZVJ0cKOneXwjfx93-0G01LiUa4oVZZWYgobA1LiNN-RcZzd0nm_unVG3TdWb-nNHUjm6z5_E-gzQMEFJVdtXqVpQdxYfnQqmirJSRJsjFud4WWzXvo2HIT2g27qq1W/s960/3CB91941-9ACC-46E8-B0A8-3B947E33B0E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95VqbunKkCZkFqGZVJ0cKOneXwjfx93-0G01LiUa4oVZZWYgobA1LiNN-RcZzd0nm_unVG3TdWb-nNHUjm6z5_E-gzQMEFJVdtXqVpQdxYfnQqmirJSRJsjFud4WWzXvo2HIT2g27qq1W/s320/3CB91941-9ACC-46E8-B0A8-3B947E33B0E4.jpeg" /></font></a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Even with limited growing activity in the school gardens there are always chores to do. In this final week of June it’s time to start thinking about our Fall gardens. Below is a list of ‘To do's for you to consider working on. 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From sowing cooler weather crops to summer crops that love the heat, the tasks continue on. Everyone’s gardens are different and as such, keep in mind we need to adapt to our micro climates as everyone has unique climates. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">The cabbages in my garden that I’ve so religiously guarded from slugs and cabbage moths are ready to harvest. All 12 heads have formed at the same time. This year I sowed Farao, a variety I’ve not grown before. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oTs1asqYuraWCx5bTC-daOVs8xCdcRipCk98wgPN5SKNu2XKZ7isdhfeK_PQWWA_iqaI5h-OOEqtPnDa_PTMkfdp9LWLXJjeQhTMr97qTOGaiY2FIEMEU9LL9HB3aovDywp20Nhys0q_/s960/cabbage+farao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oTs1asqYuraWCx5bTC-daOVs8xCdcRipCk98wgPN5SKNu2XKZ7isdhfeK_PQWWA_iqaI5h-OOEqtPnDa_PTMkfdp9LWLXJjeQhTMr97qTOGaiY2FIEMEU9LL9HB3aovDywp20Nhys0q_/s320/cabbage+farao.jpg" /></a></div> I will definitely repeat this because we are swimming in Coleslaw and Sauerkraut! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">So what can I put in their place once I harvest? The best rule of thumb I’ve read is think of crops as falling in to 3 different criteria. Leafy, Fruiting, Root crops. So once I pull the cabbage I’ll sow a root crop, probably carrots. By always cycling through leaf, fruiting, root you will help you garden to avoid pests. If you always sow tomatoes in the same place you will deplete your soil and invite pests. As long as you keep the same cycle, Leaf, Fruit, root you will alternate crops and help your soil to heal.</font></div><div><h2 class="header" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"><font size="5">General Planting Reminders</font></h2><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"><font size="5">Sow under cover or indoors:</font></span></div><div><font size="5">Tomato (large or small)<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Sow outdoors or plant out:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=109&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">B</a><font face="UICTFontTextStyleTallBody" style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">asil</span></font><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=110&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Beans (Bush Snap)</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=162&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Peas</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=163&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Pepper</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=164&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font color="#000000" face="uictfonttextstyletallbody">Potatoes (</font><font color="#000000" face="uictfonttextstyletallbody">Main crop</font><font color="#000000" face="uictfonttextstyletallbody">)</font></a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=165&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Pumpkin</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=177&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Sweet Potato</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=184&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Watermelon</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;" /><a href="https://www.growveg.com/clients/growguideplant.aspx?id=197&c=4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;">Zucchini</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody;"> </span></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div><font size="5">As always, keep an eye on those pests. They can mow down your well tended garden in a night. Here at our house we have rats, gophers and squirrels to deal with. It never ends!</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Hand pick pests, squash beetles, slugs,</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Mulch to conserve water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></font></div><div><font size="5">Cut off suckers on tomatoes and strip bottom 2 feet of indeterminate tomatoes to prevent blight. Here's a good article on vertical growing.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><a href="https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/gardening-techniques/vertical-gardening-zmaz10djzraw">Vertical Growing</a></font></div><div><br /></div><div><font size="5">Pinch tops of peppers to force side stems and increase your harvest.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Hand pollinate squash.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Consistently harvest beans to continue production. If your bean runners are growing taller then your trellis, snip the top and they will bush out below.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Amend soil when re sowing with 1 hand full compost, 1 hand-full perlite per square foot and replant with an alternate type of crop (root, leaf, fruiting) </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Finally, continuing to build your compost. An even ratio of greens (fruit and vegetable cuttings and garden trimmings) to browns (dried leaves, dried grass clippings, paper bags or cardboard) and crushed egg shells; layer it all with shovels of your native soil and sprinkle with water occasionally for the worms. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Start thinking on fall sowing. I know Fall you say? Yes. 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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello gardeners! Welcome to June. Many of you have seen bees in our school gardens. Bumble Bees, Honey bees and Blue Orchard Bees. What is an Orchard Bee? That is what we are going to discuss today.</b></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-56376744152270225122020-06-06T09:54:00.001-07:002020-06-06T09:55:06.205-07:00Welcome to your June 2020 garden<font size="4">Welcome to June 2020. On this rainy Saturday it's time to make our lists and see what chores are on the schedule for this upcoming week. I'm also going to introduce you to my favorite resource book.</font><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">Chore list for the first week of June</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">Tomato, pepper, eggplant:</font></div><div><font size="4"><span> * Set out transplants</span><br /></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span> * Place mulch around plants</span><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span> * Place bamboo support next to peppers and eggplant</span><br /></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span>Cucumber, squash, melon:</span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span> * Set out transplants</span><br /></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span> </span><br /></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span>Strawberry:</span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span> * Mulch around plants to keep fruit off the ground</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span>All Crops:</span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> *protect from slugs and snails</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Potatoes:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> * sow main crop</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> * If you have potatoes growing, hill soil/straw around plants to increase </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>yield</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">Leaf lettuce, carrot, beet, sweet corn, radish:</font></div><div><font size="4"><span> * Make additional sowings in the garden</span><br /></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span>Bush type summer squash;</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span> * Sow seed for container planting</span><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><br /></span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span>Garlic:</span></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span><span><span> *cut scapes and use in cooking so the garlic bulbs will form</span><br /></span></span></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: black; font-family: uictfonttextstyletallbody; font-size: 17px; max-width: 504px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto; width: 504px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0px 10px;" valign="top"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Plants you can sow under cover or indoors in the next two weeks from Mother Earth News reminders:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cabbage, Fall Red - can you believe it? They are talking about FALL!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Plants you can sow outdoors or plant out over the next two weeks:</b></div></b><font color="#000000"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Basil </div><span><div style="text-align: left;">Beans (bush and snap)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Borage (we have a lot of starts at the school garden if you want one or two.</div></span><div style="text-align: left;">Chives (garlic chives)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Corn</div><div style="text-align: left;">Onion</div><div style="text-align: left;">Peas</div><div style="text-align: left;">Pepper, Jimmy Nardello's</div><div style="text-align: left;">Potatoes (main crop)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Pumpkin</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sweet Potato</div><div style="text-align: left;">Watermelon</div><div style="text-align: left;">Zucchini</div></font><font color="#000000"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Flowers</b></div></b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cleome, Coreopsis, Daylily, Echinacea, Gazania, Geranium, Gladiolus</div><div style="text-align: left;">Gomphrena, Impatients, Johnny Jump Up, Latana, Lemon Balm</div><div style="text-align: left;">Salvia, Sunflower, Verbena, Zinnia</div></font><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><font size="4"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Finally, Let's talk a bit about planning for a Fall/Winter garden. </b> </div></font><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've provided you a link below to the best book I've found as a step by step guide to growing year round. It gives a wide variety of information on how your garden can provide fresh organic vegetables all year long. I know we're just getting our summer gardens going but by planning ahead now we will be ready to go this summer as we sow for fall/winter. As you can see I use this book a lot! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Four-Season-Harvest-Organic-Vegetables-Garden/dp/1890132276/ref=sr_1_1?crid=239TY5OVY5N33&dchild=1&keywords=four+season+gardening&qid=1591461042&sprefix=four+season+garden%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Four-Season Harvest</u> </a>- Eliot Coleman</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX7bkl1Kl0A883IUs9QHFmXE0SLiy1queP7JSEaUr-0kGyXzE0WJj8xatu4mK7UPlhyphenhyphenKN3jRkIEPTzYWUiLZCdbX69U2CJ1Z53DiYu8pY5uuZTGiqCFOSpW5zPkj7rSrbLZXRdO0jNaIq/s4032/4+season+gardening.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX7bkl1Kl0A883IUs9QHFmXE0SLiy1queP7JSEaUr-0kGyXzE0WJj8xatu4mK7UPlhyphenhyphenKN3jRkIEPTzYWUiLZCdbX69U2CJ1Z53DiYu8pY5uuZTGiqCFOSpW5zPkj7rSrbLZXRdO0jNaIq/s320/4+season+gardening.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td><td style="padding: 0px 10px; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td><td style="padding: 0px 10px; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-90565268551941015782020-05-30T08:07:00.000-07:002020-05-30T08:07:22.713-07:00Succession planting<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(73, 73, 73); color: #494949; font-family: Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", Garamond, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
<b>A BIG shout out of thanks to Siskiyou Seeds for this post on Succession planting. Remember, the sowing can continue through July as we prepare for a fall harvest. </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many summer vegetables will grow quickly in the long days of the northern latitudes. Some crops such as green beans, basil, cilantro, carrots, beets, sweet corn and more will produce and then wane and finish their productive life cycle. This is where planning for successive plantings comes in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take green beans, for example, they tend to mature in about 60 days and then produce a sustained flush for about 2 weeks and then they stop flowering and stop making pods. So, the wise move is to plant successions about 2-3 weeks apart for a continual harvest. For instance if you planted green beans on May 15th, then you'd want to start another wave on June 5th and then another on June 20th and maybe even a 4th planting after that for a sustained harvest of fresh pods. This year I’m tucking beans everywhere I have a spare plot of soil. My new friend, Terry Allaway, inspired me to do so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In some climates, cucumbers and zucchini may become besieged by powdery mildew or other diseases so that their productivity begins to wane. In that instance, you would be well served to plant a later wave that is coming into productivity as they first planting is tapering off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other crops like cilantro, arugula and basil struggle with providing a consistent supply of fresh green leaves and the best bet is to replant more and then compost the early plants that may be bolting (flowering).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Root crops definitely require successional planting because the part we harvest, the root, requires the removal of the plant. We plant a spring wave of carrots, beets, radishes and turnips in March and then another in May and then a final fall wave in late July (for fall harvest and winter storage</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lettuce is. Great succession plant. As we come up to June 1st. Remember to sow enough lettuce to feed you family for a month to keep the lettuce train going! </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-7927704330421127972020-05-25T07:58:00.000-07:002020-05-25T16:06:49.076-07:00Planting/sowing guidelines for the week of May 25<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello Gardeners. Your weekly to do list is at the bottom of this post.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This week looks to be awesome weather. It will be sunny and check out that forecast high temperature on Thursday! Yikes. It’s a heat wave! Then Saturday and Sunday a chance of showers. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is the absolutely PERFECT weather for getting your outside garden planted, seeds sowed and starts transplanted. I know I’ve held some of you back from going all in on the outdoor sowing but it’s time. TIME I tell ya. Go for it!!. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This past weekend the family and I spent about 6 hours total working on the squash layout next to the big greenhouse. We used to have a chicken yard on this spot so I know the soil will be good and composted. Plus this is at the bottom of our hill and the french drain that runs most of the year keeps the ground moist. Add to the mix the commercial weed block/ground cover and we did it. This has been in the planning stages for 3 years. It just took purchasing a new DR. cutter to get it done.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>As you start your sowing and transplanting be sure to label, label, label. Did I remind you to label? Please do label. Especially if you’re growing out heirloom seeds for seed saving this fall. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I scored an awesome flooring sample book at Scrap Humboldt in Arcata. It cost me 3 bucks and I’ve used these flooring samples to label everything this year! Since I’m growing heirloom crops and a lot of them I have been diligent at labeling. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Find something that won’t wash away, blow away or the crows won’t carry away, ie painted rocks, cut out tags from milk cartons, cut up Venetian blinds the ideas are innumerable. Use a permanent marker and be sure to add the name of the seed, approximate date planted and # of days to maturity so you can plan your fall garden. I know, I know I’m getting ahead of myself. But YES we will be sowing fall gardens. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>So what’s on the list this week. Here you go. Be sure to Follow </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>There are no plants which need to be sown under cover or indoors at the moment. Sow outdoors or Plant out. Keep up on pest patrol and watch out for those nasty cucumber beetles. They will chomp your seedlings down to nothing over night.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Onion</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a more detailed list for sowing using soil temperature as your guide, Follow this </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.siskiyouseeds.com/blogs/news/vegetable-seed-planting-guide?customer_posted=true#contact_form" target="_blank">link</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> from Siskiyou Seeds . </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-65489810324802229932020-05-23T07:00:00.000-07:002020-05-24T07:01:33.483-07:00Plant Pollination - making your garden bee friendly<span style="font-size: large;">Happy final week of May. Today we are chatting about helping our local native bee colonies stay healthy and productive by providing them the proper food from flowers. In the Pacific Northwest we have many species of native bees. Many gardeners in our region purchase, maintain and over winter our own colony of mason bees. I currently have two sets of mason bees that have made their home on our property. For more information on Mason Bees you can check out this </span><a href="https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/why-bees/mason-bees/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LINK</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. What are Mason Bees?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. Do Mason Bees sting?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Where do Mason Bees live?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. What are 2 benefits of Mason Bees?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5. How can I encourage Mason Bees?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To help us with this subject I’ve included a video <a href="https://youtu.be/fuAE4riYuR0" target="_blank">HERE</a> from the Big Bug Hunt. (Note: at the end of the video he discusses the garden planner which is a free app to help you design your garden.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to FOLLOW us and please comment below if you have questions or completed the lesson. Happy Gardening</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-4793546902472669482020-05-20T07:55:00.001-07:002020-05-20T07:55:08.515-07:00Making plant pots from school lunch waste<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to sunny week 3 of May. Here is an awesome </span><a href="https://youtu.be/l5cVc5KjJQI" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">video</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> from the Main Children's Garden Project talking about how to recycle the containers you are getting in your weekly food delivery from the school district into plant pots to grow more food!</span></b></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-34399485162703045002020-05-15T09:55:00.000-07:002020-05-15T09:55:21.493-07:00Here's your To Do suggestions for the week of May 18<span style="font-size: large;">Hello Gardeners!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I write this I'm bathed by sunlight as the past 5 days rain has subsided. As we all know, living on the SW Oregon Coast, the rain will return. More than likely Sunday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we slog into out prime growing season it's time to get some chores done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The list below covers all of April/May chores so we can catch up. Happy Gardening and be sure to follow our blog and comment below if you have questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Here is an image of my personal greenhouse, it ain't pretty but it gets the job done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peas, onions, lettuce, dill and root crops (carrots, radish, potatoes etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My favorite squash. It's a vegetable but tastes and cooks like a potato</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Heirloom 'Can/Freezer' beans from the National Seed Bank</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-69326899795833662912020-05-08T09:00:00.000-07:002020-05-08T09:00:06.078-07:00Update on K School seeds<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This video is dedicated to all our student gardeners. They met multiple times with our garden educator before the school was closed down due to COVID 19 on March 16th.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Perhaps the students remember their time sowing tiny seeds in their greenhouse. Those seeds sprouted and were moved to my personal greenhouse to grow out until we received the OK to utilize the school greenhouse again. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The seedlings were returned to K school and have been loving the warm greenhouse as their roots grow and grow. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Watch this short video to follow along in their progress. Their next step is to be transplanted into the garden. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. What is a Sulcata Tortorise? What other name are they known by?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. What habitat do Sulcata’s live in?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. How big can Sulcata’s get? How long can they live?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. What do Sulcata’s eat?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. How fast can a tortoise travel?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I will tell you a funny story about Sheldon. Two years ago we had sheldon in her summer enclosure. Her owner, Daniel (our son) checked on her and she was gone. Panic ensued with much calling (tortoise don’t answer to calls but we tried anyway) and a thorough search was performed. After 45 minutes we could not find her. We feared she was gone. I told Daniel, think like a tortoise, where you go? To the greenhouse he answered! We believe this is what happened. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Our greenhouse is down a steep hill about 150 yards away from Sheldon’s enclosure. We figured she got out and started going for a walk when the smell of kale was in the air. Tortoise have great sense of smell and kale is one sheldon’s favorite foods but she is not suppose to eat too much. We assume she followed the smell of the kale and got going down the hill and probably could not stop! The mental picture of this is funny. We found her sitting next to the kale bed inside the greenhouse 150 yards away from her enclosure!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Enjoy this video of Sheldon emerging for a day of doing what tortoises do!</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "rubik" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">Growing, blooming, rooting. Soil aeration, pollination. Enduring wind, rain, and pollution, dispersing seeds, and growing anew. Directed by Tokyo-based botanical artist </span><a href="https://twitter.com/azumamakoto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14a789; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Azuma Makoto</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "rubik" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">, </span><a href="http://azumamakoto.com/1669/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14a789; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Story of Flowers</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "rubik" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;"> showcases the life cycle of flowers as a wordless explainer. The breathtaking floral animation was illustrated by </span><a href="https://katie-scott.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14a789; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Katie Scott</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "rubik" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;"> of the </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2tuJT6w" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14a789; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome to the Museum</span> books</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "rubik" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">, with animation by </span><a href="https://jamespaulley.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14a789; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">James Paulley</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "rubik" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.1599999964237213px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this time in the school year we would be in high gear as student gardeners spend time in the greenhouses, in the gardens and in hands on learning activities.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Starting today I am going to be sharing weekly garden to do lists. These items have been compiled by me over the past 35 years as a UC Davis Master Gardener, a home gardener, school educator and school garden manager. These lists are what drive our garden education program at BHSD17C. So let’s get started!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Every first week of the month we sow lettuce. Lettuce takes approximately 45 days to mature. If you sow the amount of seeds you foresee needing in a month you will always have lettuce. Think of how much you will save at the grocery store! A packet of seeds is about $3.00 and will last you the whole year. Let’s do the math for a family of 4.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One packet of lettuce seeds costs $3.00 (or free if you get it from the Freed Seed Library!)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> 3 - bags or heads of lettuce per week. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>X 4 - weeks in a month</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> 12 - sow enough seed to get twelve heads of lettuce per month</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Compare the above to store bought</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">3 bags of lettuce per month @ $3.50 per bag X 4 weeks X 9 months = ??????? (Answer Below)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We always have lettuce growing in the school gardens. We supplement the salad bars on the three campus’. This spring you will see school grown produce in your weekly food disbursement bags.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. First sowing of Bush Beans - It is a bit early to plant beans outside but if this crop fails, you can always sow a second crop.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Sow Peas and radish which can be harvested as early as 3 - 5 weeks</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Sow cucumbers, squash, melon and pole beans, basil, lettuce, carrots, beets and radish in a shelter area.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Check cabbage, broccoli and kale for cabbage moth damage</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Plant potatoes in the ground, in a large pot of even in the bag of soil from the grocery store.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Weed your garden beds</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Hand pick slugs and snail at dusk and early morning</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Did your student do the math problem from above?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Compare purchasing a packet of lettuce seeds at $3 per packet which will last all year.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">_____ (# of bags your family uses in a week_ X $3.50 X 4 (weeks) X 9 (months) = ???</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here’s our family’s estimate. What was yours?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 X $3.50 X 4 X 9 = $315</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If we grow our own lettuce we can save $315. WOW!</span></b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-77429037838690475792020-05-01T07:37:00.000-07:002020-05-01T07:37:17.969-07:00Transplanting your seedlings<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am on schedule here at my home garden and it’s time to start transplanting my seedlings which have been growing in Sheldon’s Greenhouse. I’ve had my seedling trays sitting on work benches because, as you can see from the photo below, Sheldon (our class pet) would graze though them if he could get to them.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday I was chatting with Erin Maidlow, Nutrition Educator at OSU Douglas County. She heard about our blog from a web conference and directed me to <a href="http://www.foodhero.org/" target="_blank">Food Hero</a>. She also informed me OSU Food Hero has been posting garden lessons online too! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How do you know if it’s time to transplant your seedlings? Follow the link below to a lesson on seedling transplanting from Food Hero. Happy Gardening!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/lIkxDKDr7jA" target="_blank">VIDEO ON SEED TRANSPLANTING</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-5455885126574045152020-04-29T16:32:00.000-07:002020-04-29T16:32:54.081-07:00Earth as an Apple<div style="text-align: left;">
Do you know how much of the Earth is water and how much is land?</div>
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The activity in this <span id="goog_1391930817"></span><a href="https://youtu.be/jFPlAe2_jx4" target="_blank">video<span id="goog_1391930818"></span> </a>makes it clear that only a small fraction of the planet is available for growing food. We discuss the importance of preserving top soil for growing food, and soils vital role in life on earth.<br />
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<u>Grades</u> 3-12<br />
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<u>Materials</u>: one apple, knife, cutting board<br />
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<b>Math:</b> NF.3.1<br />
<b>CCSS:</b> RI.3.7<br />
<b>NGSS:</b> 5-LS@-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS2-1<br />
<b>Essential Skills:</b> 5, 8<br />
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<br />Iya Mahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184807029589573011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683891637059085647.post-76481603007711227112020-04-26T09:05:00.000-07:002020-04-26T09:05:01.255-07:00Yes Virginia, we CAN grow tomatoes on the Oregon Coast<b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to tomato growing 101. I’ve embedded a video in this blog post that gives you a step by step lesson on how to grow tomatoes from seed to harvest. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Growing tomatoes on the Oregon Coast can be a challenge. After growing a kitchen garden in our Crescent City/Brookings area for the past 30 years, here are my suggestions.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Choose a variety which will grow in cooler weather if you’re on the coast. Glacier, Willamette, Rutgers, cherry tomatoes. Read the seed packets and do some online research before buying seeds.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. You can grow tomatoes pretty much anywhere that receives enough light and doesn't have direct wind from the ocean. Check out the screen shot from the following video. YES he is growing his tomatoes in bagged soil sitting on his greenhouse bench! For this method I would use a ‘determinate’ variety which means they only grow about 3’ tall.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Enjoy this video and comment below if you have additional suggestions on growing tomatoes in our region. Happy gardening!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Compost the gold for our gardens because it is the ultimate recycling we can do at home. BUT It can go bad easily if we don’t</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve included two methods in the post. The first is our method used at the BHSD17C school gardens. The second article details the easiest way to compost I’ve found. I do this all winter in my garden beds and by spring, magically fertile soil. The following images created by fix.com are detailed. For me, I don’t get all involved in the rotation. I dig a trench and go from there. Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let’s start with the system we use at the Brookings Harbor School District 17C.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our local waste company has changed their trash bins and we were gifted 6 of their old rolling bins. We drilled holes in the bottom for drainage and we started to layer our compost. Here’s what we used:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A bucket full of last year’s compost to get things started</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This system has worked really well! See, you can compost almost anywhere. Get creative.</span><br />
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<article class="article" role="main"><span style="font-size: large;">What if I told you that you can have all the benefits of compost without the bin? Trench compositing doesn’t require a lot of space and it allows gardeners to fertilize their soil without having what some consider an eyesore in their yard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The process of creating your trench is incredibly easy. Simply dig a trench 12 inches deep in your garden and fill it half way with kitchen scraps. Fruits and vegetables are great for adding nutrients and moisture to your soil. We suggest avoiding putting bread products, oils, meat, dairy, saw dust, human waste, and rice in your compost. Also, be careful not to compost weeds in your trench, they could sprout up in your garden! Once you have your food scraps in your trench, fill the rest of the hole with soil and let nature do its thing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each year move your compost trench to a different part of the garden. Begin by dividing your garden into three spaces: Zone A, B, and C. Zone A will house your compost trench while B and C will be your walking space and plants. After year 1, move your compost trench to Zone C and your plants to Zone B. By year 3 you should be digging your compost trench in Zone B and planting in Zone A. This ensures your compost is evenly dispersed below your garden. After year three, begin the process again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also place compost trenches between evenly-spaced plant crops, along shrub boarders, and around flowers and vegetable plants. </span></article></div>
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