Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Next Meeting, March 15, 6-8 p.m.

Activities:

Reviewing the garden grid - youth were sent home with a 3 x 6 foot (scaled) grid to plan their garden. Each child will have a review of the garden plan with a Master Gardener and/or Maggie.

Making newspaper seed pots and starting seeds - Learn how to read seed packets, how to plant the seeds and care for them.

Making seed tape - Understanding seed spacing information from seed packets and make seed tape.

Garden design - color and height: This will be led by our guest demonstrator, Nancy Schroeder. Youth will plan a garden by height (their height) and color (construction paper). We will take pictures of their final designs. Gardeners will gain understanding of the relationships between height and space and color design in the garden.

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