Gardening

The gardening project focuses on activities related to vegetable gardening, planning, planting, experimenting, understanding soils, seeds, insects, plant care, harvesting, processing, exploring careers, etc.

See Them Sprout Unit 1, Jr./Int./Sr.

See Them Sprout Unit 1

Inspiring youth to:

  • When, where, and what to plant
  • Types of soils and soil preparation
  • Rows versus hills
  • Cool and warm season vegetables
  • Seed preparation and garden tools
  • Plant parts and how plants are used
  • Integrated pest management
  • When to harvest

 

Let's Get Growing Unit 2, Jr./Int./Sr.

Let's Get Growing Unit 2

Inspiring youth to:

  • Seed varieties and rotating crops
  • Starting seed indoors
  • Hardening off
  • Plant properties
  • Preventative pest control
  • Specialty harvest
  • Selling the harvest
  • Horticulture careers

 

Take Your Pick Unit 3, Jr./Int./Sr.

Take Your Pick Unit 3

Inspiring youth to:

  • Broadcast planting and herb gardening
  • Soil structures and seed damage
  • Hybrids and pollination
  • Animal pests and preservation
  • Food industry careers

 

Growing Profits Unit 4, Sr.

Growing Profits Unit 4

Inspiring youth to:

  • Under cropping and double cropping
  • Space saving
  • Greenhouses Cultivar trials
  • Intensive gardening
  • Biotechnology
  • Hydroponics
  • Disease and deficiencies
  • Power tools
  • Pesticide safety
  • Botanist and research careers

 

 

E-Record Book

Project Information and Tip Sheet

Project Overview and Tips

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