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Folders: MG brochure MG brochure My card Get worm box from Intern Handouts: Tree cookies Print/Copy: Bottle Composting Method #1 What can I compost? What can I compost? Vermicomposting handout Plant Parts – JMG Book Plant a tree Have Seeds Will Travel h // l d /d i /l / /l / iii / il / i h l http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gary/plants/activities/articles/composting.html http://sfr.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lessonplans/forestry/lessonplanpdfs/treegrowth1 PRINT http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/steps.html http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/troubleshoot.html http://ccesuffolk.org/assets/HorticultureLeaflets/ForcingBulbsForIndoorBloom.pdf http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case5/c5hgi.html http://www.usu.edu/cpl/PDF/GerminationInstructions.pdf http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gary/plants/activities/articles/composting.html Props Grasshead/

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Page 1: Folders: brochurebrochure can I compost? · Composting ‐Bottle Composting Beginning concepts •Living organisms produce organic matter. •Compost consists of decayed organic matter

Folders:• MG brochure• MG brochure• My card• Get worm box from Intern

Handouts:• Tree cookies

Print/Copy:• Bottle Composting Method #1• What can I compost?What can I compost?• Vermicomposting handout•Plant Parts – JMG Book•Plant a tree•Have Seeds Will Travelh // l d /d i / l / / l / i i i / i l / i h l• http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gary/plants/activities/articles/composting.html

• http://sfr.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson‐plans/forestry/lesson‐plan‐pdfs/tree‐growth‐1PRINT•http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/steps.html•http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/troubleshoot.htmlp // p / /•http://ccesuffolk.org/assets/Horticulture‐Leaflets/Forcing‐Bulbs‐For‐Indoor‐Bloom.pdf•http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case5/c5hgi.html•http://www.usu.edu/cpl/PDF/GerminationInstructions.pdf• http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gary/plants/activities/articles/composting.html

Props•Grasshead/

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NO GARDEN? NO GREEN THUMB?

NO PROBLEM!NO PROBLEM!

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Composting ‐ Bottle Composting  

Beginning concepts• Living organisms produce organic matter. • Compost consists of decayed organic matter. • Just as there is a cycle of life, there is a cycle of decomposition in which once living materials break down and release their nutrients to again support life. • Many synthetic materials created by humans do not decompose. 

Advanced concepts• Humus is a dark, crumbly material resulting from the decomposition of organisms and parts of organisms, and becomes part of the soil. • As decomposition occurs in a compost pile, heat is generated. • Composting is the management of the biodecay of organic matter into a humus like material by other organisms. 

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Composting ‐ VermiComposting

Vermicomposting ‐ using worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into a valuable soil amendment    

Worms eat food scraps, which become compost as they pass through the worm's body. Compost exits the worm through its' tail end. This compost can then be used to grow plants. To understand why vermicompost is good for plantsTo understand why vermicompost is good for plants, remember that the worms are eating nutrient‐rich fruit and vegetable scraps, and turning them into nutrient‐rich compost.

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Let’s Grow!

Seed StartingPopcorn PlantsPopcorn plants are grown right from popcorn kernels. We know that popcorn makes a great snack at the movies. It can also be turned into a plant. No butter is required when you grow this popcorn garden! ‐q y g p p g

You Will Need:Paper towelsPlastic bag that zips shutWaterUnpopped kernels of popcornTapePlanter potSoil

How to Grow Popcorn Plants:‐ How to Grow Popcorn Plants:Step 1:When you're ready to get popping, put a few paper towels in a plastic bag and soak them with water.Step 2: Place a few popcorn kernels in the bag so they sit on top of the paper towels.Step 3: Zip the bag up and tape it to an object (like a fence) where it can get p p g p p j ( ) gplenty of sunlight.Step 4: Keep an eye on the kernels over the next week or two. If the towels dry up, pour some more water into the bag until the towels soak it up.Step 5: Once you see small plants growing, place them in a pot filled with soil.

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V t bl i tVegetables in water

AvocadoBeetsBeetsCarrotsRadishesSweet PotatoTurnips

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F i b lbForcing bulbs

YOU WILL NEED: • Clear container to show roots• Bulbs (daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, snowdrops, scilla, and crocus) St bili t t b lb ( h ll P li h d St l bl t )• Stabilizer to support bulbs (seashells, Polished Stones, pea gravel, marbles, etc.)

HERE'S HOW:1. Bulbs need to be elevated in the container so their roots have room to grow. 2 As shoots emerge move bulbs into bright indirect sunlight2. As shoots emerge, move bulbs into bright, indirect sunlight. 3. Make sure water is covering plant roots at all times. 4. When flower buds emerge, move containers into bright light. 5. As buds start to show color, move bulbs out of strong sunlight and wait for the show to begin.

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Terrariums TIPS:

YOU WILL NEED:Fishbowl or glass jar of any size• Small stones• Horticultural charcoal• Potting soil

TIPS:• Pick the right plants. Almost any houseplant will grow inside a terrarium. For best results, use plants that need about the same amount of water and sunlight.• If your terrarium has a small opening, use chopsticks to position your plants.• Potting soil

• Plants of your choice (see ideas at bottom)• Scissors• Water• Decorative rocks and figurines

p• Prune fast‐growing plants so they don't outgrow the terrarium.

HERE'S HOW:1. Wash the glass container in hot, soapy water. Rinse and dry completely.2. Create a one‐inch (2.5‐centimeter) layer of stones on the bottom of the jar.3 Add a half inch (1 3 centimeter) of charcoal3. Add a half‐inch (1.3‐centimeter) of charcoal.4. Spoon in a two‐ to three‐inch (5.1‐ to 7.6‐centimeter) layer of potting soil. (Pile soil higher on one side to make plants visible from a side view.) Dig small holes for the roots.5. Take plants out of their pots, remove extra soil from the roots, and trim damaged leaves. While the roots are still moist, place the plants g , p pin the holes and pat soil over the roots. Place taller plants in the back. Dampen the soil. Do not overwater.6. Decorate with pretty rocks, animal figurines, or a garden gnome. Place in indirect sunlight. Add water when your terrarium gets dry.

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YOU WILL NEED:

Grass Buddies

YOU WILL NEED: • Lady's nylons or knee highs• Soil • Grass seed (rye works best)• Silly eyes with a sticky back• A small pot for supportp pp

HERE'S HOW:

1. Place the nylon inside the small pot, folding it over the outside of the pot to hold in place2. Fill the bottom with about 2 tablespoons of grass or herb seeds3. Top off with soil (press firmly and pack the soil tight)4. Tie a knot in the nylon to keep shut5. Turn over your Grass Buddy and place silly eyes is desired position6. Soak your creation in water until completely wet 7. Place on a saucer and watch it grow (once it begins to sprout, in about a week, trim the nylon on just the top, allowing the 

grass to grow freelygrass to grow freely

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Pizza Garden Try something different in the garden this year. Everyone will enjoy growing a pizza garden. This garden is even shaped like a pizza. In your garden area, mark off a circle by putting a stake upright in the ground. Attach a 3 and a half foot piece of string to the stake. Keeping the string tight, walk around i i l d k h d h h d ' b d Di id hin a circle and mark the ground to show the garden's border. Divide the circle into six equal wedges. In your pizza garden plan to grow three vegetables and three herbs. In one wedge plant 2 or 3 oregano plants. Oregano is a perennial herb that gives pizza the characteristic taste and wonderful smell. It may be used fresh or driedused fresh or dried. Parsley is a biennial herb that reseeds itself. Plant 2 or 3 plants in its wedge. There are several kinds of basil varieties, but I recommend sweet basil for your pizza garden. Basil is an annual herb and you can plant 2 to 3 plants in its wedge. Onions can be planted from seeds or sets. Select red, white or yellow for your garden. You can plant up to 30 onion sets in your garden. Plant 1 or 2 pepper plants in your garden. Plant any green, sweet, bell type of pepper. If you like hot, spicy pizza, plan to also grow a hot pepper variety. Th fi l d ill b l t d ith t t l t A t t tThe final wedge will be planted with one tomato plant. A paste tomato variety, such as Roma, is recommended for your pizza garden. Roma has small, oblong tomatoes with a thick meaty flesh. 

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Zoo Garden Plant List d t th i l tlamb's earcatnipbee balm

Zoo Garden Plant List 

skunk cabbagehorehoundsolomon's seal

dog tooth violetsheep's fescueflea banegoatsbeard

dandelionelephant garlicfoxgloveh di h

tiger’s jawstork’s billsheep’s bitttl k t

gzebra grasscanary grasshens and chickshorse minthorse radish

snake rootbutterfly weedcardinal flower

rattlesnake masterheron’s billharebellfox’s brush

horse mintlarkspurtoad lilywake robin

cow slipcranesbilltoad flaxoxeye

lepard's banebear's breechbugbanebugloss

trout lilyharebellwormwooddogwoodoxeye

turtle headspider wort spider flower

buglosscatchfly 

dogwoodbear’s foot

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Feed the Birds!1. Pinecone, Bagel, Toilet Paper Roll2. Yarn, string, or wire to hang 3. Peanut butter 4. Bird Seed

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Tree Cookies

•Higher springtime temperature. If spring starts early, the growing season is likely to be longer than usual, causing a tree to have a wider ring. •Lower springtime temperature. A late spring is likely to shorten the growing season, causing a tree to have a narrower tree ring. •Abundant rainfall increases growth, producing a wider ring. •Drought decreases growth, producing a narrower ring. •Species of tree do differ in their response to weather changes. One     might respond strongly to changes in overall rainfall, another might be more sensitive to the amount of rain during the late summer, and another to a temperature change that alters the length of the growing seasonto a temperature change that alters the length of the growing season. •Crowding from neighboring trees. This causes a series of narrow rings. Crowding is suspected when the series of narrow rings is more than three, because droughts are usually only one to three years. •If the rings are narrow on one side of a tree with wide rings on the other, the tree was crowded on the side of the tree where the rings are narrow. g•A series of many narrow rings followed immediately by wide rings probably means that an encroaching neighbor died, releasing the crowded tree into a growth spurt. •Fire scars suggest past forest fires. The number of annual rings between fire scars shows the period between fires. S d i l i di i i f i

Penn State Forestry/Natural Resources Lesson Plans:http://sfr.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson‐plans/forestry

•Scars due to insect plagues indicate insect infestations. 

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Contact your county Extension office!y y

Many counties have active MG programsMany counties have  active MG programs and would be willing to do youth 

presentationspresentations

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Let’s share ideas!Let s share ideas!

h “ ”1.What are your “go to” environmental activities? v