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Cylinder Gardening with

Cylinder Gardening with. Vanessa the Painted Lady &. Sammy Cylinder. http://cylindergardening.tamu.edu. Veggie Garden Purpose. Teach plant growth from seed planting to harvest. . Butterfly Garden Purpose.

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Cylinder Gardening with

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  1. Cylinder Gardeningwith Vanessa the Painted Lady & SammyCylinder http://cylindergardening.tamu.edu

  2. Veggie Garden Purpose • Teach plant growth from seed planting to harvest.

  3. Butterfly Garden Purpose • Teach the life cycle of the butterfly by growing both nectar and food plants utilizing the cylinder gardening model.

  4. Benefits • Pride • Responsibility • Determination • Vegetable gardening results in improved nutrition

  5. Why it’s Better! • Easy! • No soil preparation • Less labor • Less space • No experience necessary

  6. How it’s Done • Bottomless cylinders are used as small, individual gardens.

  7. Garden Set-Up • Clear area of weeds & grass • Arrange in rows • Arrange 18” apart

  8. Cylinder Set-up • Place on newspaper or bags • Weed-barrier • Borders & Mulch

  9. Soilless Mix • Cylinders are filled with peat moss and Perlite potting soil mix.

  10. Cylinder Setup • Mix in 3 tbs of organic fertilizer is mixed in. • Seed are planted • (depth = seed diameter) • Water

  11. Cylinder Care • 2 students share the responsibilities of caring for each cylinder • Watering – every day for 1st week • Thinning • Very Minor Weeding • Harvesting

  12. Materials Provided • Seeds • Organic fertilizer • Cylinders • Sources forpotting soil • Reminder mailings

  13. Pre-test Post-test Teacher's Guide for 6 Lessons Teacher References Study Materials Games Materials Provided • Directions for Cylinder Setup • Master Gardener Volunteer Materials Provided by the Harris County Master Gardeners

  14. Lessons and Activities • Lesson 1 - Introduction to Seeds • Lesson 2 - What Plants Need • Lesson 3 - How Plants Grow • Lesson 4 - Insects & Diseases • Lesson 5 - Parts of the Plant • Lesson 6 - Harvesting & Tasting

  15. Butterfly Lessons • Lesson 1 – Creating a butterfly garden • Lesson 2 – The butterfly life cycle • Lesson 3 – The egg • Lesson 4 – The caterpillar or larvae • Lesson 5 – The chrysalis or pupa • Lesson 6 – The butterfly or adult

  16. Master Gardener Activities • Deliver materials • Be available to teacher to answer questions. • Attend planting and harvest days.

  17. 24076 children 107 schools 9772 - butterfly gardening 14304 - vegetable gardening 14672 spring 9404 fall 2008 Summary

  18. Demographics 3508 (14%) white 6401 (27%) black 13246 (55%) Hispanic 649 (3%) Asian 212 (1%) American‐Indian 2008 Summary • 12305 boys • 11771 girls

  19. White Icicle Radishes

  20. Snow Peas Carrots

  21. Squash, Onions & Corn

  22. Cylinder Gardeningwith Vanessa the Painted Lady & SammyCylinder http://cylindergardening.tamu.edu

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