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We plant warm season seeds and other transplants in late May the
week after students harvest their early spring garden. The gives us room
to plant and helps protect newly sprouted plants or ungerminated seeds from
overeager harvesters.
In some cases, transplants are used instead
of seeds to give a head start to plants that have a long growing season
or for plants that we have found to be
more successful from transplants during our seasonal conditions.
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Related lesson plans |
Grade |
When in Our Garden Cycle |
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Planting
Forward in Late Spring - Students plant warm season seeds and
transplants that will be harvested by the teacher's class in the
following late summer term. |
1 |
May |
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Planting
Forward in Late Spring - Students plant warm season seeds and
transplants that will be harvested by the teacher's class in the
following late summer term. |
2 |
May |
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Planting
Forward in Late Spring - Students plant warm season seeds and
transplants that will be harvested by the teacher's class in the
following late summer term. |
3 |
May |
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Planting
Forward in Late Spring - Students plant warm season seeds and
transplants that will be harvested by the teacher's class in the
following late summer term. |
4 |
May |
From seeds
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beans, pole |
Plant:
1
inch deep and 2
inches apart
Germinate: 6 to 14 days
Harvest: 70 to 90 days
In the late spring
garden, bush beans can be planted between the pea plants
growing in the beds. They'll have plenty
of space when the peas finish producing.
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cucumber, bush |
Plant:
1/2 inch to 1 inch deep and 12 inches apart
Germinate:
5 to 10 days
Harvest: 50 to 75 days
We plant bush cucumbers
in garden beds and vining cucumbers in selected areas where they can
climb a fence or trellis. A new favorite in our gardens is lemon
cucumber - bright yellow and rounded, traditional cucumber flavor, very
nice crunch. |
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nasturtium |
Plant:
1 inch deep
Germinate:
10 to 14 days
The benefits of
nasturtium are many. We plant nasturtium around the outer edge of
our beds about 3 feet apart. We plant them near squash to attempt
to repel squash bugs. Nasturtium is also planted to repel white
fly. Nasturtium is a popular trap crop that attracts aphids away
from other plants. Be sure to look for lady beetles and their
larva if you spot aphids. Apart from insect control, nasturtium
flowers and leaves are edible with a peppery flavor.
This
Wikipedia and
Wikimedia Commons image is from the user Armon and is freely available at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nasturtium-Tropaeolum.jpg
under the
Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license,
11-27-10. |
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popcorn |
Plant: 1 inch deep and 6 inches apart
Germinate: 5 to 10 days
Harvest: 85 to 110 days
This
Wikipedia and
Wikimedia Commons image is from the user
Royalbroil and is freely available at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PopcornCobs2007.jpg,
under the
Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.12-13-10. |
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rutabaga |
Plant: 1/2 inch deep and 2 inches apart
Germinate: 7 to 10 days
Harvest:
90 to 100 days
Rutabaga is a cross between a
cabbage and a turnip.
Proper thinning ensures good root development.
This
Wikipedia and
Wikimedia Commons image is from the user Rainer
Zenz and is freely available at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steckr%C3%BCbe.jpg
under the
Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license,
11-17-10. |
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squash, summer |
Plant:
1 inch deep, 3 feet apart
Germinate:
7 to 14 days
Harvest: 55 to 70 days
Because the
majority of our class beds are 3 feet by 9 feet (each class has two), we
plant summer squash on the outside, 3 foot edge of each garden bed.
Some varieties we plant are scallop,
zucchini, and yellow straight neck. Summer squash grows in a bush style
and takes up less garden space than winter and fall vining squash. |
From transplants
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broccoli |
Each class plants one broccoli plant in their garden.
Broccoli continues to produce into the cool days and nights of early
fall. |
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Brussels sprouts |
Each class plants one Brussels sprouts plant in
their garden. Brussels sprouts is one of the last remaining plants
in our fall garden since it grows best in cool temperatures.
This
Wikipedia and
Wikimedia Commons image is freely available at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brussels-sprouts-on-stalk.jpg
under the
Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. |
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cabbage |
Cabbage is another plant that does well in cool
temperatures. As with other cabbage family plants like Brussels
sprouts and broccoli, watch for eggs and larva of the cabbage white
butterfly. |
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chard |
Chard is a beet grown for its
leaf production, not root development. Chard is biennial. If you left a
plant in your bed last fall, watch for the development of flowers in
the second season. |
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eggplant |
Eggplant is in the same family as tomatoes,
peppers, and potatoes. Plant transplants about 2 feet apart.
Eggplant requires warm soil and air temperatures throughout its growing
season.
Image courtesy of Carolyn Keeney,
eggplant.jpg. 1-Aug. Pics4Learning.
http://pics.tech4learning.com, 12-15-10. |
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leeks |
Leeks offer a mild onion flavor
to be enjoyed into fall. Long-season varieties produce thicker
stems than short-season varieties. If
you planted potatoes, leek and potato soup in the classroom is an easy
way to enjoy the harvest. |
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peppers, sweet bell |
Pepper transplants are planted about 2 feet apart.
Green peppers are unripe peppers. Sweetness develops as the pepper
ripens to its true color. |
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tomato |
We plant many varieties of tomatoes. We
especially like cherry tomato varieties for students to be able to have
a quick sampling at the end of a class with little preparation. A
quick rinse and it's ready to eat. We plant color variations for
students to distinguish taste differences.
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