SAVANNAH’S GARDEN

PROFILE

I want to work at the garden because: Discipline is really important to me. I wanted to work at the garden because I need to keep myself accountable and dedicated to the things I sign myself up for. I enjoy being outdoors and learning new things. I don’t have a lot of experience gardening, and I wanted to explore more of it.

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

  1. Understand more about gardening.

  2. Build relationships with people within the community.

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

  1. Time management skills.

  2. Develop gardening skills.

I think my biggest challenge will be: I don’t have a lot of experience gardening, so my biggest challenge will be getting everything planted and ready in time.

My favorite vegetable or fruit is: My favorite vegetable is the cucumber, because I love making delicious meals, such as cucumber salads, for family and friends. Creating memories through hard work creates long lasting moments in life that are hard to forget.

I hope to contribute this to the garden this year: I hope to contribute a good work ethic, and I want to show that I am dependable. Additionally, I have good communicating skills, and I am productive.

 GARDEN PLAN

Vegetables and Flowers Planted (list in order):

  1. Zinnia

  2. Carrots

  3. Radish

  4. Lettuce

  5. Radish

  6. Carrots

  7. Onion

  8. Lettuce

  9. Zucchini

  10. Marigolds

  11. Dill

  12. Acorn squash

  13. Dill

  14. Pepper

  15. Tomatoes

  16. Tomatoes

  17. Cabbage

  18. Beans

Rows of vegetables planted: 18

Number of different kinds of vegetables planted: 13

Planned Garden Yield: 288

Planned Biggest Producer: Tomatoes

Changes in my plan during planting: I had to replace my 2nd row of carrots with cabbages.

GARDEN LOG

  • May 1-3: We spent Thursday introducing ourselves to each other. On Saturday we removed the tarps and cleaned up the garden to get in prepared to start gardening.

  • May 4-10: We had Zoom meetings to plan out our gardens. And to help prepare us to start gardening next week.

  • May 11-17: We went over the guidelines to start planting. Tuesday and Thursday we began planting the first rows in our gardens. On Saturday we had a zoom meeting because the dirt in the garden was not ideal to plant in. We went over our projects and how to set up our website.

  • May 18-24: We started planting our gardens this week, I was gone on Thursday due to a track meet. On Saturday I was able to plant a large portion of my garden, with the help of others.

  • May 25-31: I continued to plant my garden and was able to get a lot of things planted on Tuesday. On Thursday and Saturday, I wasn’t there because of State for track and field. During Saturday they started laying down straw and mulch.

  • June 1-7: This week I weeded, and watered my plants, we also started placing down straw on everyone’s garden.

  • June 8-14: I watered and weeded my garden; I had to replace one of my rows of carrots with cabbage unfortunately. On Saturday I weeded and watered, with the addition with laying down more straw.

  • June 15 - 21 This Saturday was really rainy and wet, but we were able to lay down a lot of straw, because of this we had to go home early. The 19th was an optional day; I still went to the garden that day. I weeded and watered my plants.

  • June 22-28 On Tuesday we didn’t need to water our plants because of the expected rain. Tomato cages went up during this week too. Also, we set up one of the fences for the beans in my 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:
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GARDEN PROJECTS

1.Project One

Question/Problem(s) Proposed:

Answer(s) I found:

URL Reference:

2. Resipe

Name:

Vegetable Used:

Ingredients:

Steps to Make it:

Opinion:

3. Another Project

Question/Problem(s) Proposed:

Answer(s) I found:

URL Reference:

MONTHLY GARDEN SUMMARY

May: Days Worked 11 Days Off 3 Extra Days Worked 0 Days Late 0 Total Produce(Pounds): 0

June: Days Worked _____ Days Off _____ Extra Days Worked _____ Days Late_______ Total Produce(Pounds):__.

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

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):____