Has anyone ever done a school garden?

Melissa Lavallie: This is Richard, a plant enthusiast from kalimpong in India

Ulysses Failey: Hi:Yes you can do a school garden. School gardens are very popular in many geographic locations. Science and Bilogy as well as horticultural classes are planting gardens. Young children and their teachers as well as an entire school will plan a garden for their school. This is such a wonderful way for students to get hands on experince on how seeds grow, how to properly plan, prep and plant a garden. It brings team work into play. There are many different style gardens to do. Vegetable, an evergreen, flower, herb, etc... School gardens provide so much for both the student and the teaching staff. If you would like further help on how to proceed with a school garden, feel free to contact me at my website. I will link you to my learning center as well as my site map. My site map has everything that is on the website and you may get some tips and techniques on how to do a schoo! l garden and what the right steps are. The learning center is some different school and family landscape projects. Good luck to you and have a great day!Kimberly http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.com/Learnin... http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.com/Site.ht......Show more

Maurice Breuning: The Maidenhair fern grows from "rhizomes" under the ground and sometimes are seen just above the soil. New rhizomes grow in the spring on this fern, making it the best time to propogate new ferns. To grow new ferns, you will need to divide the clump of underground rhizomes with a clean, if not sterile, sharp knife. Cut between the clump of rhizomes straight down leaving at least a 2 inch section for both new clumps. Plant both rhizomes into the appropriate soil and keep moist or damp but not soggy.My favorite way to propogate new ferns is to also use rooting hormone which is inexpensive and can be found at most nurseries or stores like Home depot or even online. It hel! ps your roots or rhizomes to form new root systems at least tw! ice as fast as it normally would.Just one caution: be extremely gentle with this fern as it is fragile!...Show more

Agustina Stimmel: use perinnels that do not require a lot of care usually near the building maybe one large bed in front with a small shallow root tree like corkscrew willow with pacasandra surrounding it ,you can not plant lots of beds because of mowing

Blythe Noreiga: no

Gilberto Cratin: I don't think it would attract bugs and might even repel them. It is very aromatic.

Raul Tllo: No, that's a clean one on me. " Coal backyard" isn't a term that's time-honored to me. we've grown candy potatoes in a jar and skilled their vines around a window. We additionally placed ink interior the water and watched the veins interior the leaves turn dark. additionally, we could droop an avocado seed over a jar of water and sprout the seed. Momma replaced into constantly doing this.

Daren Ventrice: Wow you must have alot of rosemary bushes to be! able to have enough to mulch with. As far as bugs go I've not experienced them, but powdery mildew does strike sometimes. As far as cutting rosemary back, tipping it does help to kept it bushy. We cut back as long as our fingers are and propagate the cutting and make new plants, it roots really easy. Rosemary also is deer resistant. Love that Rosemary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bell Pasco: sry no i havent

Virgilio Echter: There are many plants that are good for beginners. I used to live in Florida, but when i was young i was successfully able to grow Tomatoes, Green Beans, Strawberries, Carrots and many more. If you go to the store like a Home Dept or Lowe's or other home improvement store there should be some seeds available. A lot of those are able to be grown if they are offered. So basically take your pick of what you want. Most if not all will grow. Sometimes, depending on the season you can find some plants that are already started typically with the other plant! s in the garden center. You can start with your favorite fruit or veget! able. I think most are easy if all you do is provide a little care. Firstly, if you have not found a suitable location for where you would like to grow your plants, then I suggest you do so. Depending on your soil, you may want to add soil conditioner or compost to improve the soil if your soil is sandy. This will help keep in moisture and release moisture. Also the system which you will be growing. Is it going to be organic? if so, then this will be a little more complicated. If it will be conventional, then this is a lot simpler. So once you get the plants, it would be best to maybe obtain a nutrient source such as a fertilizer. Miracle-Gro is one but there are many others. Just look for a general all purpose fertilizer labeled under Plant food or Vegetable or Fruit plant food. Lastly, but the most important, the water. Different crops require different amounts of water. One important thing is to not over-water. So, a good thing to do would be to research the plant to fi! nd out its care requirements. If you need more help, do not hesitate to email me....Show more

Inge Mclaurine: No but I have done a raised bed wheel accessible one at a nursing home, a heritage garden at our local museum and a sitting garden at Crossroads Center for the Arts in the middle of downtown. Email me for more info. RScott

Cherlyn Tefera: i'm an indiana boy, so i couldn't tell you when or what to plant.go to a garden center and ask them. they will know better than anyone what can and can't grow, and when to plant it, in your area.

Marquetta Gimm: Unless you have a reassurance of help (scheduled, not one off), then don't even go there, it'll become a lot of bother for very little thanks. Unless of course gardening really flicks ya switch. But then again, school garden you say, so you need to have people whom share same passion.As for vandalism... Suppose depends where this school is? The local scumbags where I live would more than likely what for ! a better word, pi$$ on your garden just for the spite of it.Just ask yo! urself 1 question - is it REALLY worth your time/blood sweat and tears.RegardsJohnPS; I'm an optimist, honest :)...Show more

Cecil Derenzi: no wat is it

Lewis Ranft: I would say yes it's ok...

Debora Soliani: Need to have a lot of sun, access to water, should be enclosed, amend the soil first, plant marigolds to discourage insects.

Dick Maisenbacher: We pruned out excess rosemary in the yard and I want to know if it is OK to use as ground cover / mulch around new trees. ( I've heard pine needles are the best and was thinking this would be similar ) Any possible problems ?

Sharie Sommerville: I think you will have good luck with Tomatoes there are some good websites that you can get a lot of Information so pick one plant and read all you can about it and then go for it

Hipolito Rightmire: Yes I have , you adapt what u know to the situation, Give the kids a chance to know the passion of gardeningMr! Scott, u r a man among men

Marco Stolarz: It's fine, and after about 2-3 months, the smell will be gone. Do be careful of trimming Rosemary. It's a woody-stemmed herb, and doesn't tend to like being pruned. If you're trying to remove it permanently, not a problem. But Rosemary doesn't come back from harsh prunings, and can die.

Dan Seen: Here is a good idea for you, click this link:http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_raised_beds.htmMy husband and I use Miracle-Gro with plant food already added to the mix, click this link:http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&rls=com.micro...We also use Osmocote slow release fertilizer, read the directions on the container, here is a link:http://www.osmocote.com/index.cfm/event/productGui...Where to buy, click this link:http://www.osmocote.com/index.cfm/event/Article.De...The packages of seeds that you buy will have how to plant and grow on the back of the package. If you buy plants already growing (bedding plants), there will be ! a little tag pushed down into the soil giving directions. If it is not! there, buy something else.You will need sun. There are flowers that grow in the shade, but the flowers that grow in the sun are so much better. A vegetable garden will need about 6 to 8 hours sun.Watering is VERY important....Show more

Francis Stickle: Maybe try some radishes that are usually easy to grow. Tomatoes can grow easy if you protect them from the wind. Keep them protected from squirrels eating them.. I would try the radishes first. Have some good soil either in the ground or you can use a planter that is deep. Drill a few holes in the bottom so you have good drainage. Use miracle grow soil and fertilizer already to plant. Or you can look up information about soil while you are in the store. Set your planter in the sunshine with a little bit of shade. Dampen the soil and make a line to plant the seeds. Keep making a line until you run out of seeds and just barely cover the seeds because they are small and don't need to be buried. Now sprinkle gently ! for the first week or two so you don't drown the seed but just keep it damp. You can even use a squirt bottle filled with water to use so you don't over do the watering. Feel the soil before you water. Then a few times a day check it and just keep it damp ONLY. Don't make it into a muddy over done watering. They will show a little green and start to grow according to the directions on back of the package of seeds. Mark a date when you planted the seed. HOpe this will be a fun project for you....Show more

Ramona Pago: I've become really interested in gardening but I want to start with just one plant. I live in South Florida and want to grow something I can eat.. what are my options and how do I begin?