CONNOR’S GARDEN

PROFILE

I want to work at the garden because: I want the knowledge needed to grow plants.

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

  1. Be more outgoing (socially)

  2. Learn how to take care of a garden on my own.

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

  1. How to maintain a garden.

  2. How to work in groups efficiently.

I think my biggest challenge will be: Weeding.

My favorite vegetable or fruit is: Onion/Watermelon.

I hope to contribute this to the garden this year: The magic of friendship, healthy community, love and support, and at least 300 lb of plants.

 GARDEN PLAN

Vegetables and Flowers Planted (list in order):

  1. Zinnia

  2. Tomatoes

  3. Pepper (King of the North sweet pepper)

  4. carrots

  5. Onions (starter)

  6. Pumpkin

  7. Cabbage

  8. Yellow Squash

  9. Zucchini

  10. Cabbage

  11. Pumpkin

  12. Onions

  13. Carrots

  14. Pepper

  15. Tomatoes

  16. Zinnia

Rows of vegetables planted:16

Number of different kinds of vegetables planted: 9

Planned Garden Yield: 374 lb

Planned Biggest Producer: Cabbage

Changes in my plan during planting: replaced row of carrots with beets. Did extra two rows: zinnias and pattypan squash.

GARDEN LOG

  • May 1-3: first week of the garden, mostly just introduction, and we also took the tarps off.

  • May 4-10: lots of zoom calls and we helped with the clean up sale for the master gardeners.

  • May 11-17: First day of actually starting our gardens, we began planting and watered what little plants we had.

  • May 18-24: Did some more planting, then gave them some water.

  • May 25-31: I finished planting and watered them all, took care of a few weeds.

  • June 1-7: Garden was fully planted by this time and I watered them all well. I also weeded a little too.

  • June 8-14: I hydrated my plants thoroughly, took care of some of their weeds, and we did some straw.

  • June 15-21: We watered our gardens as well as weeded and laid down straw.

  • June 22-28: I watered my garden and weeded/picked the flowers, and we put down straw.

  • June 29 - July 5: Watering my plants, making sure the little flowers get picked off, also weeded a bit. Finished laying down straw.

  • July 6-12: I watered my plants and picked a lot of flowers, got a single yellow zucchini, and I was absent on the 12th.

  • July 13-19 We watered and weeded, I got a few yellow and green zucchini, I was absent in the 19th but I think we may have started chips.

  • July 20-26 I watered and weeded my garden, got a good amount of yellow and green Zucchini. We also put down more chips.

  • July 27 - August 2 We watered and weeded. My zinnias are finally coming in, and we had the open house on Saturday. Finished chips.

  • Aug 3-9 I watered and weeded, my peppers and beets are coming in, I got one pretty big zuch.

  • Aug 10-16 it was super hot on Tuesday, when I watered the water burned me a teensy bit, weeded too, some of my tomatoes are getting color.

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:
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GARDEN PROJECTS

1.Project One

Question/Problem(s) Proposed: Soil quality

Answer(s) I found: add lime to lower acidity and balance PhH levels, helps with nutrient intake.

URL Reference: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/counties/clark/self-sufficient-u/posts/liming-soil.aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com

2. Recipe

Name:

Vegetable Used:

Ingredients:

Steps to Make it:

Opinion:

3. Intro video project

I Made a slideshow about how to treat your peers and supervisors. The overall goal was for each intern to do a part of the introduction. The introduction is for welcoming and guiding new interns. My sources for all information, is common sense and input from others, it’s pretty basic. Just be respectful.

MONTHLY GARDEN SUMMARY

May: Days Worked 8 Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked ____ Days Late_______ Total Produce(Pounds): 0

June: Days Worked 12 Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked 1 Days Late_______ Total Produce(Pounds): 0

July: Days Worked 10 Days Off 3 Extra Days Worked 0 Days Late______ Total Produce(Pounds): 57.8

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):____