STAPLETON
2017
GARDEN EDUCATION REPORT Prepared by:
Stapelton Chidren with Fatuma
Sister Gardens
Activities •
How to amend a bed and understanding soil
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How to plant seeds
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Appropriate timing for different crops
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Understanding irrigation
Auxilary Activies •
We also set up a watering schedule with four different residents so that they would be responsible for overhead watering. This worked out well and gave residents greater responsibility of garden. A lesson I learned from this was that it is very important to have a clear schedule and clear responsibilities laid out and understood with residents so that there is no friction created between them. While we all came up with and agreed on schedule, consistently monitoring and checking on that was important.
Off-Site Visit •
We also made a visit to my farm at Sister Gardens.
Activities •
How to fertilize
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Care for tomato plants which included trellising and pruning.
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How to identify seeds coming up and how to thin seeds
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Deadheading of plants that are coming up
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The importance of companion planting and how symbiotic relationships work
Auxilary Activies •
This month was a fun month as crops started to produce. We also started to be able to draw in more residents and have conversations with them about the garden. Children started to become very excited about garden and so we began to include them in garden care and creating other garden based activities for them.
Art Activity •
We worked on children’s activities such as painting our bricks to make signs for beds.
Activities •
How to Harvest different crops
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How to think about cooking different produce
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How to plant cool season crops when pulling warm season crops
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We also did children’s activities that included painting images using plant
Auxilary Activies •
We also did children’s activities that included painting images using plant parts.
Off-Site Visit •
We also took a field trip to my farm Sister Gardens.
Activities •
We worked on the last of our harvesting
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We worked on cutting herbs down and prepping for next season
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We cleared our beds
Auxilary Activies •
We had a pizza party that used plants and vegetables from the garden (Made tomato sauce from our tomatoes, used eggplant, peppers, and basil for toppings).
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