FAITH’S GARDEN
PROFILE
I want to work at the garden because: I think it’s a good fun opportunity for me to make money and work on life long skills
Two of my personal goals for working at the Dallas Youth Garden this summer are:
1. To gain work experience
2 practice teamwork and work on new skills
Two things I hope to learn from working at the Dallas Youth Garden are:
1. More about how to plant and garden
2. What it’s like having a job
I think my biggest challenge will be: keeping a good schedule with work, school, sports, extracurricular activities etc
My favorite vegetable or fruit is: I love pineapple and bell peppers
I hope to contribute this to the garden this year: a great attitude and awesome veggies
GARDEN PLAN
Vegetables and Flowers Planted (list in order):
Zinnias
Radish
Radish
Peppers
Carrots
Tomato (big red, gypsy)
Tomato
Yellow squash
Dill
Cabbage
Zinnia
Lettuce
Onion
Peppers
Cabbage
Zucchini
Rows of vegetables planted: 16
Number of different kinds of vegetables planted: 12
Planned Garden Yield: 136
Planned Biggest Producer: Lettuce
GARDEN LOG:
May 2-7: Just started. Met in the garden and then garden planning using Zoom.
May 9-15: Helped Clean up Plant Sale. Garden planning zoom meetings. Cleaned up tools
May 16-22: getting used to things and learning
May 23-30 : getting used to things, getting into a good routine
May 30-June 4: finished planting, lots of weeding and wondering, learned weeding hurts lol
June 8-12: continuing watering, and laying down hay.
June 15-20: continued watering and using water thermometers to make sure I’m watering my plants just enough
June 22-27: finished laying down hay, and watering+ weeding
GARDEN PROJECTS
1. Food Assistance Visit
Date Attended:
What did I help with:
What were people like:
What I learned:
2. Resipe
Name:
Ingredients:
Steps to Make it:
3. Another Project
Problem: What is the name of the problem you are trying solve I am trying to get rid of cucumber beetles in my garden.
Solution: What do you think the solution or possible solutions are to the problem I think using different tools and methods made specifically to get rid of them, and planting certain things can also help get rid of them “Enhance your garden by including repellent plants like broccoli, calendula, nasturtiums, radishes, rue, and tansy. These plants can deter cucumber beetles while contributing to the diversity of your garden”.
Test/Activity: What did you do to test the solution I used sticky pieces of paper that the bugs get stuck to and are attracted to. I put them in the middle of my garden next to my squash plants because according to a website on cucumber beetles they can significantly impact crops like cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and melons. And are mainly attracted to them.
Results: What are your results my results were that there were a significant less amount of cucumber beetles in my garden and my squash plants started to grow vegetables faster.
Communication: Who did you communicate this to and what did you say
Sources: https://gardencenterohio.com/insects-in-the-garden/cucumber-beetle/
4. Public Presentation
Date:
Who I Presented To:
What I talked About:
How it went:
What I learned :
MONTHLY GARDEN SUMMARY
May: Days Worked 10 Days Off 1 Extra Days Worked 0 Days Late 0
June: Days Worked 11 Days Off 2 Extra Days Worked 1 Days Late 0
July: Days Worked _____ Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked _____ Days Late______
August: Days Worked _____ Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked _____ Days Late______
September: Days Worked _____ Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked _____ Days Late______