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For these reasons and more we awarded Ingels
Elementary first place in the 2012 Garden
Contest Competition!
T h o m a s U l t i c a n
Elementary won second
place in the Garden
C o n t e s t f o r t h e i r
outstanding garden and
community involvement.
Janice Smith, pictured
below, is the PrimeTime
afterschool coordinator at
Thomas Ultican. She
works with 3rd, 4th, & 5th
grade students who helped
build, design, plan, and
prepare the garden beds.
Janice partners with FFA high school students to
mentor the children during the Eating from the
Garden Program. They assist in gardening and
nutrition activities. Janice
also involves parents,
volunteers, and older
students in the school.
Pictured on the left is
Janice receiving her second
place prize, a golden
trowel! Congratulations
to Ingels and Thomas
U l t i c a n f o r t h e i r
outstanding programs in
2012. Thank you to all
those who applied. We
will do the contest again
spring 2013.
The 2012 Gardening season was a success for
many of our Eating from the Garden sites this
past school year. Two
schools that stood out
a s o u t s t a n d i n g
schoolyard gardens with
a high level of school
a n d p a r t n e r
involvement were Ingels
Elementary and Thomas
Ultican Elementary.
Ingels Elementary won
first place in the
Garden Competition
this spring. Christine
Hines, pictured right, is
the 4-H afterschool leader at Ingels Elementary.
In this picture she is being presented with a
plaque at the Volunteer Recognition event.
The 4th and 5th grade
students grew tomatoes,
kale, collards, carrots,
radishes, bell peppers,
herbs, and garlic. They
also have a strawberry
and raspberry bed!
Children harvested their
produce and enjoyed
delicious dishes from
chef Chis. Christine was
able to get produce bags
donated from Price
Chopper to allow the
ch i ld ren to t ake
produce home to their families.
2012 Garden Contest Winners
Garden E AT I N G F R O M T H E
U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S O U R I E X T E N S I O N A u g u s t 2 0 1 2
EATING FROM THE GARDEN PROGRAM
The University of Missouri
Extension Eating from the
Garden program is a nutrition
and gardening program for
second, fourth- and fifth-grade
students. Eating from the
Garden provides research-
based information through
nutrition and gardening
activities to increase
consumption of fruits and
vegetables by tasting
vegetables grown in their
gardens or locally from their
area grocer. The program also
improves nutritional habits by
understanding My Plate, learn
important nutrients and habits
for healthy eating, and learn
basic food safety and food
handling practices. The
students learn basic plant
science concepts through their
own outdoor vegetable garden.
The children and teachers/
program partners plant,
maintain and harvest their
produce from the garden.
By James Quinn and David Trinklein
Supplemental irrigation for gardens is usually
necessary throughout the Midwest,
especially during the hottest summer
months. When irrigating, avoid shallow,
frequent doses. It is best to water
thoroughly and less often. Shallow watering encourages shallow roots, which makes
plants more susceptible to drought. The best time to water is early morning, about 6 to
8 a.m., because leaves will dry more quickly than in the evening. Evening watering is also
fairly efficient, but plants that are susceptible to leaf disease are more likely to be
infected if leaves remain wet overnight. The least efficient watering time is during midday
when temperatures are high and evaporation is rapid.
Efficient irrigation systems can save a lot of water. Trickle or drip irrigation, including the
use of soaker hoses, is the most water-efficient of commonly used systems. Overhead
sprinkling generally is less efficient than watering at the soil surface or within the soil.
During hot weather, overhead sprinklers lose considerable water to evaporation and
runoff. During dry weather, plants need about 1 to 1-1/2 inches of rainfall or irrigation
water each week. During very hot weather, their need for water is greater, and watering
may be increased up to 2 inches per week.
Vegetable crops have periods of development when water use is most critical. These
periods depend on the type of crop, as indicated: (1) Root crops, during root
enlargement; (2) Sweet corn, during tasseling and ear filling; (3) Cucumbers, pepper,
tomato and melon, during flowering, fruit set and fruit development; (4) Onions, during
bulb development; (5) Potatoes, during tuber initiation and development.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Kansas City Community Gardens
University of Missouri Extension
Master Gardeners of Greater KC
MU Extension Family Nutrition
Education Program
Funding by the
Healthcare Foundation of
Greater Kansas City
* Supplies or donations to help support youth
gardens are greatly appreciated *
vegetable W A T E R I N G Y O U R
G A R D E N
UPCOMING TRAININGS
EATING FROM THE GARDEN TRNG
Monday August 27th, 2012
Blue Springs Extension Center
1106 W. Main St, Blue Springs
8:30-4:00PM
Tuesday August 28th, 2012
Kansas City Community Gardens
6917 Kensington, Kansas City
8:30-4:00 PM
KANSAS CITY COMM. GARDENS
Sept. 28: Raised Bed Gardening
Discover the many benefits of raised bed
gardening. Learn how to construct your
own raised beds and how to plant in
them for maximum efficiency.
Presented by Andrea Mathew, KCCG
Program Director.
GARDEN WORKDAYS
Holy Cross Elementary this Friday
at 9am to clear out overgrown
weeds. We will have the tiller, but
please bring your weeding tools and
garden gloves to help tackle the job.
Please contact Molly
fusselmanm@missouri.edu to sign up.
Holy Cross Catholic School
121 N. Quincy Ave. KCMO
Burke Elementary this Friday at
9am to clean out the 4th and 5th
grade beds. Please bring garden tools
and your favorite weeding tool. We
need your help so please contact
Molly at 816-252-5051 to sign up!
Burke Elementary
1115 Bennington Ave., KCMO 64134
equal opportunity/ADA institution
extension.missouri.edu
JACKSON COUNTY
1106 W. Main St.
Blue Springs, MO 64015
2700 E. 18th St., Suite 240 Kansas City, MO 64127
816.482.5850