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Sammy
Cylinder
Cylinder Gardening
with
http://cylindergardening.tamu.edu
Vanessa
the Painted
Lady &
Veggie Garden Purpose
o Teach plant growth from seed planting to harvest.
Butterfly Garden Purpose
o Teach the life cycle of the butterfly by growing both nectar and food plants utilizing the cylinder gardening model.
Benefitso Prideo Responsibilityo Determinatio
no Vegetable
gardening results in improved nutrition
Why it’s Better!o Easy!o No soil
preparationo Less laboro Less spaceo No
experience necessary
How it’s Doneo Bottomle
ss cylinders are used as small, individual gardens.
Garden Set-Upo Clear area
of weeds & grass
o Arrange in rows
o Arrange 18” apart
Cylinder Set-upo Place on
newspaper or bags
o Weed-barrier
o Borders & Mulch
Soilless Mixo Cylinders
are filled with peat moss and Perlite potting soil mix.
Cylinder Setupo Mix in 3
tbs of organic fertilizer is mixed in.
o Seed are planted• (depth =
seed diameter)
o Water
Cylinder Careo 2 students share
the responsibilities of caring for each cylinder• Watering – every day
for 1st week• Thinning• Very Minor Weeding• Harvesting
Materials Providedo Seedso Organic
fertilizer o Cylinders o Sources for
potting soilo Reminder
mailings
Materials Providedo Directions for
Cylinder Setupo Master
Gardener Volunteer
o Pre-test o Post-testo Teacher's
Guide for 6 Lessons
o Teacher References
o Study Materials
o Games
Materials Provided by the Harris County Master Gardeners
Lessons and Activitieso Lesson 1 - Introduction to Seedso Lesson 2 - What Plants Needo Lesson 3 - How Plants Growo Lesson 4 - Insects & Diseaseso Lesson 5 - Parts of the Planto Lesson 6 - Harvesting
& Tasting
Butterfly Lessonso Lesson 1 – Creating a butterfly
gardeno Lesson 2 – The butterfly life
cycleo Lesson 3 – The eggo Lesson 4 – The caterpillar or
larvaeo Lesson 5 – The chrysalis or pupao Lesson 6 – The butterfly or adult
Master Gardener Activitieso Deliver materialso Be available to
teacher to answer questions.
o Attend planting and harvest days.
2008 Summaryo 24076 children o 107 schools
o 9772 - butterfly gardening o 14304 - vegetable gardening
o 14672 springo 9404 fall
2008 SummaryDemographicso 3508 (14%) whiteo 6401 (27%) blacko 13246 (55%) Hispanico 649 (3%) Asiano 212 (1%) American‐
Indian
o 12305 boys
o 11771 girls
White Icicle Radishes
Snow Peas
Carrots
Squash, Onions & Corn
Sammy
Cylinder
Cylinder Gardening
with
http://cylindergardening.tamu.edu
Vanessa
the Painted
Lady &
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