Pictures    My char being harvested! I have finished my bat house leadership project!!      Intern Profile I want to work at the garden because: I want to try new experiences Two of my personal goals for working at the Dallas Youth Garden this summer are: to learn how to sustain a garden and teamwork skills Two things I hope to learn for working at the Dallas Youth Garden are: teamwork and how to act at a job I think my biggest challenge will be: weeding My favorite vegetable or fruit is: watermelon I think a leader is: someone who takes charge and does the right thing even when no one is looking I hope to contribute this leadership skill to the garden this season: teamwork Garden Plan: Rows of vegetables planted: 15 Number of different kinds of vegetables planted: 7 Optimal Garden Yield: 308 lpb My garden did or did/not match my plan and why: my garden matched my plan because I stuck by it Garden Log: May 3-5: Started work and removed tarps May 8-12: Worked on plans helped at master gardeners plan sale May 15-19: planted garden.m May 22-26: missed day got tooth pulled. planted garden May 29-June 2: helped mulch June 5-June 9: helped mulch June12-june16 helped people mulch their gardens June19-June 23: Helped people mulch their gardens june 26-30: I weeded my cabbage and kale this week july 2-7: I weeded my carrots and mulched parts of my garden july 10-14helped mulch erics and kaitlans garden july 17-21 helped mulch part of brandons garden july 23-28 watered my garden helped faith pick char and basil july 31-4 water my garden picked out vegs and flower for the fair August 7-11 went to county fair worked in booth and weeded eric carrots August 14-18 picked Vegs for state fair water my garden August 21-25 picked monster vegetables from my garden and watered August 21-26: weeded, watered, and harvested. August 28- September 2: Weeded, watered, and harvested all the dill and onions. Leadership Project: Problem: Zucchini bugs and other parasite bugs Solution: build a bat box to attract bats that will eat these bugs that keep eating my crops Test/Activity: I will make a bat house and see if the number of holes in my plants go down Results: TBD Communication: research bats and what they can do for our garden Leadership Skills: I learned about self direction, planning, and effective communication. problem: carrots aren't growing well Solution: put bloodmeal and bonemeal on it Test/Activity: I will put bloodmeal and bonemeal on my carrots once a week Results: TBD Communication: research how it can help your crops Leadership Skills: I learned about self direction, and effective communication. problem: people dont know enough about us Solution: make a video and share it Test/Activity: make a video of me aksing people questions Results: TBD Communication: have people learn about us Leadership Skills: I learned about self direction, and effective communication. Problem: people don't know how to make kale chips Solution: put the recipe on the website Test/Activity: put the recipe on the website Results: TBD Communication: look up a recipe Leadership Skills: I learned about self direction, and effective communication. 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoons sea salt Grill until ready |
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