IMANEE’S GARDEN
PROFILE
I want to work at the garden because: I thought for me personally, it would be an enjoyable thing to do this summer while also being helpful to those in need.
Two of my personal goals for working at the Dallas Youth Garden this summer are:
To gain better gardening skills and understanding
To make new connections and meet all expectations
Two things I hope to learn from working at the Dallas Youth Garden are:
How to successfully grow my own produce
How to navigate a new working environment proficiently while enjoying my work
I think my biggest challenge will be: monitoring all the variety of plants and making sure their different needs are meet effectively
My favorite vegetable or fruit is: Cucumbers
I hope to contribute this to the garden this year: I think I have a good grasp on basic gardening from previous experience in my own home and I also think I can contribute good teamwork to the group when asked to work together.
GARDEN PLAN
Vegetables and Flowers Planted (list in order):
Marigolds
Tomato’s
Cabbage
Pumpkin
Cabbage
Radish
Onion
Onion
Yellow Squash
Dill
Butternut squash
Dill
Pattypan squash
Peppers
Zinnia
Beets
Rows of vegetables planted: 16
Number of different kinds of vegetables planted: 9
Planned Garden Yield: — 297 lbs
Planned Biggest Producer: Radish
Changes in my plan during planting: I subbed one extra row of peppers that was originally planned for Beets because there wasn’t enough transplants for two rows, I also subbed my original plan of Zucchini for Pattypan squash
GARDEN LOG
May 2-4: No work those two days
May 7-12: introductions and prep/tarp pulling
May 14-19: First couple rows of planting were done (Marigolds, tomatoes, and cabbage)
May 21-28: next couple rows planted, (pumpkins, cabbage, radish and Onions)
June 1-8: More row planting (summer squash and dill rows)
June 11-18: finished planting and started weeding and spreading hay to prevent weeds
June 20-29: Weeding, first harvesting of radishes 5.7 lbs
July 2-9: days 2nd and 4th were missed then 6th and 9th were spent weeding & watering
July 11-18: all weeding and watering along with some thinning of my seed rows
July 20-30: the 20th was missed but then the rest of the days were spent watering and weeding, got my first Zucchini harvest of 1lb
Aug 1-8: more weeding and watering with some Zuchs,Summer squash harvested, then my first cabbage harvest of 18lbs
Aug 10-17: more watering and weeding with some yellow summer squash and cabbage harvests along with first dill harvest of .6lbs
Aug 20-27: weeding and watering with the first tomato and pepper harvest along with more yellow summer squash and dill
Aug 29th missed and did not attend the 30th extra day
Sept 3rd: most likely last harvest of cabbage,tomatoes,squash and pumpkins along with watering
Sept 5: morning work and party
Final Thoughts:
My favorite garden vegetable was: Cabbage
Because: all of my cabbage grew very nicely and were all intact with hardly any bug spots and were all a good healthy size
I harvested _114.5_ pounds of produce from my garden.
My favorite job was: I’d have to say weeding even though it can be a lot or difficult
My least favorite job was: picking or weeding squash plants because of the irritation I’d get from the plants
I could have done better at: weeding, I think I got overwhelmed with the size of my garden and trying to weed everything but not getting as much as I wanted done
I did the best I could doing: watering and weeding I think I did come pretty consistent watering throughout the garden and had healthy plants
The two things I learned most at the garden this year were: timing of when all the plants start to bloom and when it’s best to harvest them and how certain plants have different needs than others and accommodating to them
GARDEN PROJECTS
1.Project One
Question/Problem(s) Proposed: What Hunger exists in Oregon?
Answer(s) I found: Around 11% Of households in Oregon face hunger or have unsteady food access,And is growing today 1 in 8 people in Oregon face hungry instabilities throughout the state. Ways to help your area with food insecurity is donate to your local food bank, volunteer when you can
URL Reference: https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/posts/oregon-hunger-facts
2. Recipe
Name: Patty pan air fryer fries
Vegetable Used: Patty Pan squash
Ingredients: Patty pan squash, Avocado oil, seasoning salt, onion powder ,garlic powder and paprika
Steps to Make it: thinly slice the patty pan into small fry like shapes then add to a bowl, add about 2tsp avocado oil then season with the desired amount then place them in the air fryer for around 10 minutes at 360 give or take a few minutes depending on how you like them
Opinion: not the biggest fan personally but my mom did enjoy them so I think it comes down to personal preference but overall a good simple recipe to try
3. Another Project
Recipe: Pico de gallo
Ingredients: Tomatoes, red onion, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper
Steps: I used tomato from my garden and the steps are to cut up both the onion and tomato into cubes then slice the lime in half and squeeze over the tomatoes and onions in a bowl then mix, add salt and pepper to taste then dice the cilantro into small flakes to add into the mixture, cool in the fridge then serve with fresh tacos or chips
Results: I’m personally a huge fan of tacos, Pico or anything Mexican food iand I could definitely taste the difference from store bought tomatoes and the ones I grew here and I think it really added a homey flavor to the pico
MONTHLY GARDEN SUMMARY
May: Days Worked __10___ Days Off __0__ Extra Days Worked _0_ Days Late_0_ Total Produce(Pounds):_0_
June: Days Worked __13__ Days Off _0_ Extra Days Worked __0__ Days Late___0___ Total Produce(Pounds): 5.7
July: Days Worked __10__ Days Off _2_ Extra Days Worked _1_ Days Late Total 0 Produce(Pounds):_1lb_
August: Days Worked _13_ Days Off _2_ Extra Days Worked _0_ Days Late_0_ Total Produce(Pounds):_85.1_
September: Days Worked _3_ Days Off _0_ Extra Days Worked _0_ Days Late_0_ Total Produce(Pounds):22.0
