Broccoli to Butterflies School Garden Templates

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1 roccoli to utterflies chool arden Templates by Roxane mith Travis ounty Master ardeners ssociation

2 bout roccoli to utterflies roccoli to utterflies is a school gardening program that coincides with the academic year; beginning in eptember and ending in May. It is a long-term planting program using cool-season vegetables and herbs. eds are planted in fall to go through until May. In late winter / early spring, some vegetables and herbs are allowed to flower to attract and nourish bees, butterflies and other pollinators. In spring, spaces created by harvested vegetables are filled with brightly colored annual flowers. eds are cleared in mid-may and planted with a summer cover crop in preparation for the next fall planting. The program is designed to work with 4 x 4 or 4 x 8 garden plots. alendar eptember: Prepare beds. eptember-october: Plant out transplants when available in stores. ow seed during appropriate time. all, winter and early spring: row and harvest. March: ill in spaces created when vegetables are harvested with brightly colored annuals. llow herbs and selected vegetables to bolt and flower to attract bees and butterflies. May: lear ground, dig over and sow with grocery store bought cow peas (black-eyed peas) for summer cover crop. 2

3 Tips and Notes Irrigation: Water sources must be nearby and easy to use for the garden to be a success. ite: s a cool season garden, plants can tolerate some shade, but more sun is better; no less than 4-5 hours a day. rainage needs to be good. o not plant in soggy soil. tart small; only tackle what is reasonable given time considerations and other pressing demands. Locate tall vegetables first and shorter vegetables after. Work further out from the border toward the edge of any side. ecause they do not grow well during the academic year, there are no warm-season herbs and vegetables in this scheme: no tomatoes, basil, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, or corn. tories to include: ack-and-the-eanstalk (fava beans) from the Old World. Planting of the Three isters (corn, summer beans, squash) from the New World. lassroom activities: all / Winter: meal of vegetable soup made in a stock pot or microwaved, then pureed in a blender with yogurt and herbs, served with baguette and a dessert brought from home. Winter / pring: meal of wilted leafy vegetables with a little yogurt, parmesan cheese, and nutmeg served over ramen noodles with a small winter salad on the side. 3

4 ardoon Parsley rugula 4

5 arden tyle Possibilities ormal arm ottage 4 x 4 4 x 8 pinach 5

6 6 ava eans: onsidered good luck in Italy. Wonderful winter cover crop. Purchase as seed packet or in bulk. ultivars: xpress, Loretta, The ultan, Windsor. Pre-soak hours. Plant in early eptember (same as peas). an take 4-5 months from seed to pod. 80 days to maturity: large pod and small pod. ushy plants feet tall, with long pods.

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8 Plant izes Height Key:

9 xamples 4 X 4 Key: = Lettuces = pinach = Leeks = ilantro = hard = lat Parsley = roccoli H = Mustard = rugula K = arrots L = Kale M = Radishes N = ennel/ill P = auliflower/abbage Q = ardoon R = eets = ava eans H Height Key: Individual transplants: pinach Leeks hard Parsley roccoli Kale ennel/ill auliflower ardoon abbage N M L K - ot denotes individual transplants. 9

10 X 8 K L K L H M H K L H M Q P R

11 Other Organizations, Publications and ontacts quare oot ardening, Mel artholomew, Rodale Press, 1981 The dible chool Yard, edibleschoolyard.org ustin ustainable ood enter, sustainablefoodcenter.org ustin chool arden Network, austinsgn.org raphic esign by heryl Harrison 2011 Travis ounty Master ardeners ssociation NR TR R M TX aphne Richards: Horticulture xtension gent Travis ounty mith Road ustin, TX, Master ardeners Help esk: Monday through riday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. travismg@ag.tamu.edu TX RILI XTNION RVI Texas &M ystem