1. Bell Quiz 3/23 1. What do you know about gardening? 2. What is your favorite part of gardening?

2. Plan and Prepare for a Vegetable and Herb Garden Plant and Soil Science

3. Reasons to Grow a Garden. Save money Good exercise Satisfaction of growing your own Food Fresh quality food.

4. Location Considerations Amount of Sun/Shade Type of Soil Proximity to Water

5. Size Considerations Amount Space Available Family Size Experience Gardening

6. Garden Plan  Plant the type of food your family likes to eat.  Will you can some or just eat it during the summer.

7. Garden Plan  Plant perennials together on side of the garden. Perennials are plants that live for multiple growing seasons.  Plant same members of plant families together.

8. Garden Plan: Layout  Rows should run east west to prevent shading.  Taller crops on the north shorter on the south.  Succession crops allow multiple crops to planted in the same space at different times.

9. Garden Plan

10. Intensive or Block Gardening  Plants are grown in blocks instead of rows.  Higher yield from minimum space.  Should not be more then 4 feet across.

11. Types of Gardens  Roof  Raised  Flower boxes  Etc.

12. Preparing the Soil  Determine the fertility of your soil by having your soil tested.  Collection kits are available at all county extension offices.

13. Preparing the Soil Leaves Manure Grass Clippings will all improve the tilth and organic content.

14. Hardiness Zones

15. Types of Vegetables Cool-season  Vegetables tolerate light frost and grow better in cool temperatures 50 to 65 degrees. Examples – Peas, Radishes, Lettuce Warm-season  These vegetables will not live through a frost. Grow better between 60 to 90 degrees. Examples – Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash

16. Movie Questions 1. How deep are the sowing pots? 2. What type of seed does he sow? 3. The ______the seed, the _____the covering. 4. What is breaking out? 5. Do you need specialty tools when gardening or transplanting? 6. What do you need to do before planting plants outside? Why?

17. Movie Questions cont. 7. What is the key or objective when taking a cutting? 8. Where do you cut a cutting? 9. What does he cover the top of the filled put with? Why? 10. Do you want flowering or not flowering Fuchsia cuttings?

18. Bell Quiz 3/27  On the board!!

19. 5 minutes to finish your layout and paragraphs!!  One paragraph on your layout.  One paragraph on the crops/veggies you chose and why.  Picture of your layout with veggies.

20. In your groups, plan your garden  Dimensions, layout, spacing, crops (at least 5 per group), depth of seeds, number of seeds, cold/warm season crops, etc.

21. Garden Expectations  Each group member MUST pick at least one crop.  Be ready to explain your garden to the class and answer questions.

22. Happy Spring Break!!