MARLEE’S GARDEN

PROFILE

I want to work at the garden because: I like gardening and I also wanted to meet and work with new people.

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

  1. Finding other ways to improve my gardening skills.

  2. Improving my social skills through the team gardening.

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

  1. What plants work best or struggle growing close to each other.

  2. Learning more about what plants I enjoy gardening.

I think my biggest challenge will be: weeding around the crops and vegetables, especially the squashes and beans.

My favorite vegetable or fruit is: My favorite vegetable is carrots.

I hope to contribute this to the garden this year: hard work, creative solutions, and a welcoming environment.

 GARDEN PLAN

Vegetables and Flowers Planted (list in order):

  1. Zinnia

  2. Butternut Squash

  3. Radish

  4. Zucchini

  5. Carrots

  6. Tomato

  7. Basil

  8. Basil

  9. Dill

  10. Lettuce

  11. Beans

  12. Pumpkin

  13. Beets

  14. Onions

  15. Onions

  16. Pattypans

Rows of vegetables planted:11-12

Number of different kinds of vegetables planted:10

Planned Garden Yield: 207

Planned Biggest Producer: pumpkin

Changes in my plan during planting: Added extra squash,

GARDEN LOG

  • May 1-3: removed the tarps and planned garden on zoom meetings.

  • May 4-10: zoom meetings, plant sale cleanup, and started garden.

  • May 11-17: started garden.

  • May 18-24: continued to plant in garden.

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  • June 3-7: sick, weeded garden

  • June 8-19: laid down straw, weeded garden

  • June 20-28: weeded garden, picked first zucchini

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  • July 1-5: finished straw, weeded garden

  • July 8-12: weeded garden, started harvesting lettuce and squash

  • July 15-19: weeded garden, harvested squash, harvested lettuce. Gone Saturday

  • July 22-24: weeded garden, and harvested squash, gone Saturday (vacation)

  • July 29-31: (vacation)

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  • Aug 2-5: gone Saturday (vacation), harvested beans, squash, and onions

  • Aug 12-16: harvested beans, squash, and tomatoes. gone Saturday (vacation),

  • Aug 19-23: watering garden, harvesting tomatoes, beans, squash, pumpkins, beets, and onions

  • Aug 26-30: watering garden, harvesting tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, and dill

  • Sep 2-6: cut winter squashes, and finished harvesting carrots

Final Thoughts:


My favorite garden vegetable was:
Because:
I harvested _143.3_ pounds of produce from my garden.
My favorite job was: harvesting
My least favorite job was: watering
I could have done better at: weeding, and going on less vacation trips.
I did the best I could doing: watering the right amount on each of my produce
The two things I learned most at the garden this year were:
1. I improved and learned better gardening skills
2. The difference between sugar pumpkins and regular jack o lantern pumpkins.

GARDEN PROJECTS

1.Project One

Question/Problem(s) Proposed: what are cucumber bugs?

Answer(s) I found: the cucumber bug/beetle, has two species. The spotted cucumber beetle and the striped cucumber beetles. spotted cucumber beetles are found more south while striped cucumber beetles are found further north. Cucumber bugs mainly feed on the leaves of the plants, and can sometimes kill the roots as well.

URL Reference: https://eorganic.org/node/5307

2. Recipe

Name: Barbecued squash

Vegetable Used: zucchini

Ingredients: garlic powder, pepper, salt, and onion powder.

Steps to Make it:

  1. Cut the zucchini longways in thick strips

  2. Season and toss the zucchini in a medium or large bowl

  3. Wrap the zucchini in foil or place directly on grill

  4. Wait till soft- you can take a fork and it will go through with minimal effort snd not get stuck

  5. Serve on platter or plate to let cool down, finished!

Opinion: delicious, not too crunchy and the seasonings added a nice flavor

3. Another Project

Name: toasted tomato bagel

Vegetable Used: tomato

Ingredients: tomatoes, avocado, bagel, and cream cheese or hummus.

Steps to Make it:

  1. Cut the bagel in half and put it face down (flat side down) in the heated oven.

  2. While bagel is being toasted, cut slices of avocado and tomato.

  3. Take out the toasted bagel, and grab the hummus or cream cheese and spread it on the bagel.

  4. Lay the sliced tomato and avocado on the bagel

  5. Enjoy!

Opinion: the texture from the toasted bagel, and the contrast with the fruit makes it a really interesting dish. Both the humid or cream cheese add a nice touch of flavor, and the moisture of the tomato evens out the crunch of the bagel

URL Reference: https://www.dallasyouthgarden.com/s/IMG_0907.jpeg

MONTHLY GARDEN SUMMARY

May: Days Worked _14_ Days Off _0_ Extra Days Worked _0_ Days Late_1_ Total Produce(Pounds):_0_

June: Days Worked _9_ Days Off _3_ Extra Days Worked _1_ Days Late_2_ Total Produce(Pounds):_0_.

July: Days Worked _10_ Days Off _4_ Extra Days Worked _0_ Days Late_1_ Total Produce(Pounds):_47.4_

August: Days Worked _11_ Days Off _2_ Extra Days Worked _1_ Days Late_0_ Total Produce(Pounds):_76.3_

September: Days Worked _2_ Days Off _0_ Extra Days Worked _0_ Days Late_0_ Total Produce(Pounds):_19.6_