PROFILE

I want to work at the garden because:

Sabrina: I want to grow my skills in leadership as well as contribute to my community!

Bindi: I want to experience my first job and get some experience on my resume. I also want to contribute to my community and help others.

Two of my personal goals for working at the Dallas Youth Garden this summer are:

  1. to learn how to grow good food

  2. make new friends!

Two things I hope to learn from working at the Dallas Youth Garden are:

  1. how to grow squashes

  2. leadership skills

I think my biggest challenge will be: managing such a large garden space

My favorite vegetable or fruit is: kale!!

I hope to contribute this to the garden this year: to grow as much as i can and learn and grow with the group.

BINDI/SABRINA’S GARDEN

Sabrina had to leave the garden due to health reasons and the garden has been taken over by Bindi!

 GARDEN PLAN

Vegetables and Flowers Planted (list in order):

  1. marigolds

  2. butternut squash

  3. tomatoes

  4. beets

  5. dill

  6. cabbage

  7. lettuce

  8. peppers

  9. carrots

  10. onion

  11. zucchini

  12. radish

  13. pumpkin

  14. beans

  15. kale

  16. zinnias

Rows of vegetables planted: 18

Number of different kinds of vegetables planted: 16

Planned Garden Yield: 295 lbs

Planned Biggest Producer: cabbage

Changes in my plan during planting: I planted a second row of dill

GARDEN LOG

  • May 1-3: I planned out my garden

  • May 4-10: finally go into the dirt and started planting

  • May 11-17: I continued to plant my garden

  • May 18-24: I completed planting

  • July 2: Bindi Lee (me) joined the garden, taking over Sabrina’s work

  • July 8: My first day working in the garden, learned how Sabrina set up her garden and what was planted.

  • July 14-19: Worked on weeding my garden most of the week, not a bunch of produce yet.

  • July 21-25: Harvested some lettuce and took out some weeds that we’re overtaking my dill.

  • July 29-Aug 2: had a big harvest of lettuce and had the open house for the garden.

Final Thoughts:


My favorite garden vegetable was:
Because:
I harvested _____ pounds of produce from my garden.
My favorite job was:
My least favorite job was:
I could have done better at:
I did the best I could doing:
The two things I learned most at the garden this year were:
1.
2.

GARDEN PROJECTS

1.Project One

Question/Problem(s) Proposed:

Answer(s) I found:

URL Reference:

2. Resipe

Name: Honey Asian Chicken Lettuce wraps

Vegetable Used: Lettuce

Ingredients:

For Sauce:

  • apple cider vinegar

  • Honey

  • Soy sauce

  • Garlic powder

  • Salt

  • Chicken broth

For chicken

  • cornstarch

  • Chicken

  • Lettuce

Steps to Make it:

Mix apple cider vinegar, honey, garlic powder, soy sauce, salt, and chicken broth together for the sauce. Then set it aside.

Cut raw chicken into bite size pieces then mix it with the cornstarch. Cook in a pan and add in sauce at the very end.

Then get your lettuce and wrap up your chicken.

Opinion: very good, tastes like it’s from a restaurant.

3. Another Project

Question/Problem(s) Proposed: How can I keep my plants super healthy and green?

Answer(s) I found:

  • WATER PROPERLY

  • Mulch

  • Soil care

  • Manage pests

  • Destroy weeds

URL Reference:

  • https://bullytools.com/news/8-steps-to-keeping-a-healthy-garden/

  • https://www.windrivermicrobes.com/product

  • https://www.cnps.org/gardening/prepping-and-planting/mulching-basics

  • https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-keep-my-garden-looking-lush-and-green

  • https://thestem.co.uk/plant-academy/plant-parent-courses/outdoor-plants/how-to-maintain-healthy-outdoor-plants

MONTHLY GARDEN SUMMARY

May: Days Worked _10_ Days Off _1_ Extra Days Worked __0__ Days Late___1____ Total Produce(Pounds):__0__

June: Days Worked _ Days Off _ Extra Days Worked __ Days Late__Total Produce(Pounds):__.

July: Days Worked _11_ Days Off __0__ Extra Days Worked _0___ Days Late___0___ Total Produce(Pounds):_3_

August: Days Worked _____ Days Off ____ Extra Days Worked _____ Days Late_______ Total Produce(Pounds):__

September: Days Worked ____ Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked _____ Days Late______ Total Produce(Pounds):____