Last year, we bought a small strawberry jar, similar to the one pictured below, but we never got around to planting strawberries. This year, we hope to use our strawberry jar to grow some yummy strawberries!
Last year, we planted a nectarine tree and a peach tree. This year, we plan on adding four trees:
Originally, we were going to plant one apple and one pear, but whilst doing our homework, we learned that apple and pear trees are not self-pollinating.
Last year, when my inner-Scholarly Mama started to call our little container garden our “Explore & Discover Garden,” I had the hope that it would provide a source of learning for our children as well as a meaningful and purposeful way for us to spend time together as a family.
We’re turning that hope into a plan this year. I found a few early childhood curricula based on gardening and outdoor learning, and Mike and I decided on Early Sprouts, a preschool curriculum that I found through Gardening with Kids, which I came across via the National Gardening Association’s website.
I’m happy to report that our book should arrive within a week. 🙂 I’m looking forward to adapting lessons for our region and our family’s needs!
We used Gardner’s Supply Kitchen Garden Planner to help plan our garden. Here is a screen shot of Planter Bed 2:
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Row 1: Cucumbers, rosemary, hot peppers, bell peppers
Row 2: Dill, radishes, cilantro, summer squash, winter squash, parsley
If you look at our garden site plan, you’ll see that Planter Bed 2 is located nearest the picket fence bordering the yard (facing the back of the house).
We used Gardner’s Supply Kitchen Garden Planner to help plan our garden. Here is a screen shot of Planter Bed 1:
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Row 1: Tomatoes, calendula (pot marigolds), more tomatoes, leaf lettuce
Row 2: Carrots, basil, carrots, calendula (pot marigolds), basil, leaf lettuce
If you look at our garden site plan, you’ll see that Planter Bed 1 is located nearest the back fence line.
Here’s our garden site plan. We created the site map using Gardener’s Supply Kitchen Garden Planner, a free, online planning tool, and we used Picnik to edit it.
