Gardening Basics
Your Resource For School Gardens and Nature Opportunities In Austin, TX and Surrounding Areas
ABCs of School Gardens
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/nutrition/schoolgardens/startagarden/abcintro.html
Details the process of creating a garden including how to get organized, ideas for gathering support, suggestions for starting work in the garden and tips on maintaining your garden.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Dept of Horticulture Sciences
Butterfly Gardening
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_l_butterfly.htm
Plants for a butterfly garden come in two types: nectar producing plants to attract adult butterflies and larval food plants to feed their caterpillars.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
Composting
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/ot_soilcompost.htm
Great gardens begin with great soil with information on soil testing, soil nutrients, fertilizing, and ways to make and use composted organic matter
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
Container Gardening
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/docs/GrowBoxKit.pdf
Self watering & easy to maintain and about $25 to build.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/container/container.html
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Dept of Horticulture Sciences
http://cylindergardening.tamu.edu/gallery.htm
Use 5 gallon buckets cut in half to grow vegetables
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Harris County
Flower Gardening
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_o_annuals.htm
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
Fruit Gardening
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_e_fruit.htm
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
Garden Projects
http://www.jmgkids.us/index.cfm?did=13632§ionID=2019
Garden art projects through Jr. Master Gardener Program
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
512-854-9600
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/Child/school/sgard2.htm
A full curriculum of activities for youngsters in grades Kindergarten through Second called is called Plant Pals. A section of this 4-H Horticulture Guide is listed here.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Dept of Horticulture Sciences
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/fun/project.htm
Great ideas for fun projects to do with plants
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/nutrition/ideas/ideas.html
Garden ideas for kids, parents and teachers.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Dept of Horticulture Sciences
Herb Gardening
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_e_herbs.htm
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
How to Grow a School Garden: A complete guide for parents and teachers
By Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle
http://www.timberpress.com/books/how_grow_school_garden/bucklin-sporer/9781604690002
Landscape Design
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_l_design.htm
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
Plant Propagation
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/ot_propagation.htm
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
Plant Selector (Earth-Kind)
http://earthkind.tamu.edu/selector
The Earth-Kind plant selector, part of the Urban Landscape Guide, provides a quick way to identify plants that may be better adapted for our region.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Seed-saving and Seed Study Publication
http://www.oaec.org/sites/default/files/A-Handful-of-Seeds_0.pdf
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems Apprenticeship grad Tina Poles has developed a seed-saving and seed study publication for school educators, based on her work as director of the Occidental Arts & Ecology School Garden Program. The 91-page publication, featuring lessons linked to California educational standards.
Vegetable Gardening
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_e_vegetables.htm
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Travis County
512-854-9600
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