Category: Gardening

The Autumn Garden

9/29/2020

As the days grow shorter and the temperatures get cooler, we transition the Kiddie Science Lab garden to autumn. This means pulling up the summer plants that have finished their life cycle and harvesting the remaining goodies. A layer of compost was added to reintroduce nutrients into the soil and give our new plants a great start.

Our fall garden is made up of lettuce, kale, spinach, basil, oregano, sugar snap peas, and thyme. We have cabbage and rainbow chard still growing which will be harvested later on in the season.

Watch our autumn garden grow as you walk past the Lab.

PLANT SALE FUNDRAISER

4/8/2020

The Annual Kiddie Science Lab Plant Sale is ON!!!! Learn more about the plants for sale below. When ready, you can place your order online and choose a convenient pick-up date and time.

CABBAGE (limited quantities)
Large and delicious, this leafy vegetable requires some direct sun and will be ready to harvest in about 60 days. Can be grown outdoors or in a pot located near a sunny window.

COLLARD GREENS (limited quantities)
Long, green, and leafy, this collard green plant enjoys the sun and can be grown in a pot. Ready to harvest in approximately 60 days. You can harvest all or some leaves and allow to continue growing.

CUCUMBERS (limited quantities)
Requires full sun and produces an impressive yield of cucumbers all summer long. Ready to start harvest within 60 days. Cucumbers can be eaten as-is or turned into pickles.

OKRA (limited quantities)
Preferring sun and heat, this okra plant is the type commonly used for soups and stews. Vigorous and productive plant, growing up to 4' tall.

WHITE SWEET ONION (limited quantities)
Plant in sunny location, with lots of space. Can be left to grow through most of summer to produce sweet onion or harvested early for use as scallions.

SWISS CHARD (limited quantities)
Delicious and colorful, this leafy vegetable needs lots of sun. Leaves can be harvested as early as 60 days, and new leaves will grow.

------------------------------------------------

BASIL (SOLD OUT)
Dark leaves with sweet flavor, this basil is excellent for pesto and salads. Prefers sunny area, can be grown indoors or outdoors. Leaves can be continuously harvested for cooking.

CILANTRO (SOLD OUT)
Best grown in a sunny area, Cilantro is excellent to cook with and also attracts pollinators like Black Swallowtail butterflies. This herb can be harvested starting at 30 days.

AFRICAN MARIGOLD (SOLD OUT)
Plant in full sun, very tolerant flowering plant. Once the yellow-orange flowers and drooping, they should be removed to encourage more flowering.

DILL (SOLD OUT)
Another excellent herb to attract pollinators, dill is very flexible and can be planted in full sun or part shade. Dill can be harvested as needed starting at 50 days. Excellent for adding flavor to pickled cucumbers.

BEGONIAS (SOLD OUT)
Shade tolerant flowering plant that grows up to 12" tall. Can be grown indoors and outdoors. Flower color varies.

JALAPENO PEPPERS (SOLD OUT)
Hot and delicious peppers, this plant prefers full sun. The 3.5" peppers are spicy hot and ready to harvest as early as 70 days.

BROCCOLI (SOLD OUT)
This broccoli produces dark green heads that are ready to harvest in about 55 days. This plant loves the sun and can be grown in a pot.

PETUNIA (SOLD OUT)
Flowering plant, tolerant of shade and mixed sun. Easy to grow indoors and outdoors, with prolonged flowering.

CHERRY TOMATOES (SOLD OUT)
This large plant yields an ongoing number of small, sweet cherry tomatoes. Prefers full sun and lots of water.

THE GARDEN BEGINS!

3/28/2020

Our growing season officially began on March 1st!

The majority of our seeds were harvested from last year's garden, with a few exceptions. The zebra tomato seeds were harvested last year from a delicious tomato purchased at the farmer's market. The chard and snap peas were passed on from another friend's garden.

Eighteen days later....

From left to right:
lettuce, sweet peas, spinach, dinosaur kale, corn, rainbow chard

GREENHOUSE GROWING!

3/19/2020

Here's a sneak peek into what and how Ms. Carmen is growing in her home garden.

Zebra Tomato

3/17/2020

Last summer we came across a gorgeous zebra tomato. Not only did it look good, it tasted amazing! Sweet and rich, with a sharp little bite to it. So we harvested and saved the seeds (and let them dry before storing them).

Zebra tomatoes start out green with dark stripes and ripen to yellow-ish with green stripes. This plant thrives in full sun, though extreme summer heat is not preferred. Zebra tomatoes produce a high yield of fruit as early as 75 days after germinating. Our seeds originated from a fruit purchased at the farmer's market, so we're not sure how tall the plant will grow or how the tomatoes will actually look. This is science at its best!

Although tomatoes are delicious, the foliage of the tomato plant is toxic and should not be eaten.

<<Previous

The Autumn Garden

PLANT SALE FUNDRAISER

THE GARDEN BEGINS!

GREENHOUSE GROWING!

Zebra Tomato

Testimonial:

BLOG TOPICS: