From Green Pages, stlawu.edu School Garden Training Location: St. Lawrence University Campus Date: March 30, 2010 School Garden Training on the St. Lawrence University Campus, Canton This training is designed for those who already maintain a school garden project AND for those considering one. It is open to school faculty and staff, parents, community members […]
1) Hillsboro, OR Planting Seeds for the Future It’s Christmas break at Minter Bridge Elementary School in Hillsboro, but visions of sprouting seeds, blooming bulbs and sturdy shrubs just might be dancing in the heads of students and staff and the Hillsboro Garden Club. The garden club, now in its 80th year, recently forged a […]
Los Angeles County Master Gardener Training Program is now accepting applications for 2010. The dates are 13 Saturdays, March 6 – May 29, 2010 January 15: Last Day to Request Application Packet January 31: Last Day to Submit Completed Application, LiveScan Fingerprinting, and Payment WHO CAN APPLY • Any resident of Los Angeles County with […]
We have a volunteer sunflower growing in our garden. Volunteers are plants that come up on their own without being intentionally planted. In the case of our sunflower we had planted some nearby last spring. In another garden we had lots of volunteers that sprang up after deadheading the season before. Its a good idea […]
Two resourceful moms have built a website dedicated to getting your kids off the couch. It is called appropriately, KidsOffTheCouch.com. Each week they feature a memorable movie for the family to watch together and couple it with an off-couch activity. Some of their garden related activities include: 1) The Secret Garden + Edible Gardens 2) […]
Botanical Interests, Inc., supplier of quality seeds to independent garden centers and health food grocery stores, is extremely interested in helping schools with their school gardens. For schools needing NEW seed for their gardens, email shaynal@botanicalinterests.com for a 40% discount code off any seed purchased from botanicalinterests.com. Include the name of your school and your […]
When starting seeds indoors it is sometimes necessary to repot new seedlings into a bigger container rather than plant them immediately outdoors. We call this practice potting up. In the enclosed video I am potting up Broccoli into a peat pot which can then be transplanted at later date directly into the soil.