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  • 1.  school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-24-2024 05:43:00 PM

    Hello,

    I'm in Florida and want to put together a Wheel of the Year Garden Calendar with early and late divisions for the 4 seasons so picture a circle with 8 pieces of pie.  It will include details of planting and maintaining a garden at those times of year.  I *could* create it myself but I sure would love to find such a resource, if one already exists cause I've got seeds to plant. ;)  It really has to be focused on the south though because our seasons are so different.  I found one for North Florida which is great and I can definitely pull from that but it doesn't have the school angle. Thanks for any insights!



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    Nicole Dodds
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  • 2.  RE: school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-25-2024 11:16:00 AM

    Hi Nicole! This isn't a circle shape, but there might be useful information here for you. Here's a link to our Alabama School Garden Calendar - with info on what to plant, what to expect each month, and garden-related tasks for each month. It's a free download from our website. Hope this helps! https://schoolyardroots.org/school-garden-calendar/



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    Nicole Dugat
    Schoolyard Roots
    Tuscaloosa AL
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  • 3.  RE: school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-25-2024 10:31:00 PM

    wonderful, thank you!



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    Nicole Dodds
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  • 4.  RE: school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-26-2024 11:56:00 AM

    Looking for a growing calendar for the Midwest to use with children, we are in northern Indiana.

    Thanks! Terri



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    Terri Kosik
    Early Childhood Development Center at Saint Mary's and Notre Dame
    South Bend IN
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  • 5.  RE: school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-27-2024 11:33:00 AM

    Check with your local agricultural extension. I just did a quick search and found this which may be helpful:

    https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/illinois_planting_guide_2022.02.02.pdf



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    Patricia Nicoll
    Saint Mary's Hall
    SAN ANTONIO TX
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  • 6.  RE: school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-27-2024 12:42:00 PM

    It won't be a perfect match as South Bend is in Zone 6a, but Seed St. Louis has a really great planting calendar that I use in Mid-Missouri (Zone 6b).



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    Ben Freiman
    (They/Them)
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  • 7.  RE: school garden calendar for the Southeast US

    Posted 03-27-2024 11:06:00 AM

    I LOVE the resource share by Nicole from Alabama.  In case having a one page sheet is helpful (and recognizing that Piedmont NC is not the same zone as you are in in FL), here is a resource developed for school gardeners by an Ext Department here is NC:

    https://stem.plantsforhumanhealth.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/2023/01/2023-STEM-School-Calendar-planting-guide.pdf

    Shauna Farmer

    Chapel Hill, NC



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    Shauna Farmer
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