John's Garden

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I want to work at the garden because:

Its a super fun activity

Two of my personal goals for working at the Dallas Youth Garden this summer are: one to get a blue ribbon at state and two get at least 350 pounds of food

Two things I hope to learn for working at the Dallas Youth Garden are: how to grow better and how to get along with people

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: 17

Number of different kinds of vegetables planted:12

Planned Garden Yield:300

My garden did or did/not match my plan and why: yes because I planed it carefully

Garden Log:

May 4: Started work and removed tarps

May 7-11: started to plant

May 14-18: finished panting starting to put tomato cages up for everyone

may 21-25 : put up tomato cages for everyone

may 28-june 1: started to put up barkdust trails

June 1st -8th watering and weeding

8th-15th watering and weeding

15-22 watering and weeding

22-29 started to harvest

June 29 -july 6th harvesting crops

july8-13 weeded with hazel hoes and harvested

july15-20 weeded with hazel hoes and harvested

july 22-27 talked about fair weeded with hazel hoes and harvested

July27- Aug 1 weeded and put up tomatoe cages again

Aug 3-aug9 tied all tomatoes up

Aug10-aug16 weeded and saw little improvement on my tomatoes

Aug17-aug23 they ruined my free range tomatoes and weeded my garden

Aug24-aug27 weeded and picked all my dill before I leave

Aug27-sep3 gone on vacation

Leadership Project:

Problem: our melons dyeing

Solution: don't grow watermelon in the garden

Test/Activity: research into why they are dyeing

Results: I found out that most of the bugs in our garden like to consume the watermelons and cantlopes that we tried to grow

Communication: tell everyone what I found out

Leadership Skills: planning

resources https://morningchores.com/growing-watermelon/

July Leadership Project:

Problem: What can be done with the produce from our gardens?

Solution: I researched a recipe to make with the zucchini that tastes good

Test/Activity: I used s recipe to make double chocolate zucchini bread

Results: I tested my recipe and brought the zucchini bread to work to share with the other interns.

Communication: I presented my recipe and zucchini bread

Leadership Skills: Self Direction, the ability to know how to organize tasks and stay on task to meet the goal or finish the task you have set/decided on.

August leaderahip project

Problem: What can be done with an artachoce plant

Solution: I researched it and found out that it takes up to 2 years to grow an artichoke

Test/Activity: I researched the artichoke

Results: I told everyone that it is going to take two years for it to grow produce

Communication: I presented my findings about what I found out

Leadership Skills: Self Direction, the ability to know how to organize tasks and stay on task to meet the goal or finish the task you have set/decided on.

This is the website where I found out how long it takes to grow https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/artichoke/starting-artichoke-seed.htm

Problem: What can be done to help new employee

Solution: we came up with write a lot every month so they can look at it the next year and get help

Test/Activity: writing this up and sharing it with everyone

Results: unknown yet

Communication: sharing things that can help the new employee

Leadership Skills: Self Direction, the ability to know how to organize tasks and stay on task to meet the goal or finish the task you have set/decided on.