Management

On this page, you will find resources regarding how to successfully manage your garden through all seasons.

MANAGEMENT

Class Scheduling · Lynn Hyndman

Companion Planting · Food & Trees for Africa

Compost Booklet [1 of 2]· Chicago Home Composting Program

Compost Booklet [2 of 2] · Chicago Home Composting Program

Composting 101 · Chicago Botanic Garden

Cool Season Planting · Fall · Lynn Hyndman

Dawes Garden Layout with Planters · Dawes School

Dewey Edible Garden Summer Care Guide · Summer · Lisa Dziekan

Earth Box Gardening · earthbox.com

Extra Help for Parents · K-3 · Chicago Botanic Garden

Fall Harvesting · 1-4 · Fall · Kitty Okano

Flowers and Herbs Bees Prefer · Judy Cummings

Garden Etiquette · Granny's Garden School, Inc.

Garden Roles & Descriptions · Lynn Hyndman

Garden Task Template · Lynn Hyndman

Goodbug · Rodale Organic Gardening Books

Grow Lab Information · K-3 · Lynn Hyndman

Grow Lab Teacher Letter · K-3 · Lynn Hyndman

Guide for Organizing Cooking Classes for Elementary Students · K-5 · Lynn Hyndman

Guidelines for Harvesting Vegetables · Cornell University

Harvesting the Early Spring Garden · Spring · Granny's Garden School, Inc.

Is Your Soil Sick? · Science and Children

Keep It Growing Guide · School Garden Wizard

Kingsley Garden Basic Information/Procedure · Kingsley School

Letter to Garden Volunteers · Lynn Hyndman

List of Planting Supplies by Grade Level · K-5 · Lynn Hyndman

Manual for Class Garden Coordinators & Volunteers · Granny's Garden School, Inc.

Master Plan for Workdays · Lynn Hyndman

Organic School Garden: Environmental Health and Social Values · National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides

Organizing Garden Workdays Timeline · Spring/Fall · Lynn Hyndman

Pantry Inventory Chart · Lynn Hyndman

Perennials List · Spring · Lisa Dziekan

Planting Calendar for Evanston · Judy Cummings

Planting Dates for Midwest Gardens · Kitty Okano

Planting the Early Spring Garden · Spring · Kitty Okano

Planting in Fall · Fall · Kitty Okano

Planting in Late Spring · Spring · Kitty Okano

Potato Planting · Spring · Jenni Suvari

Recycling Matters · Keep Evanston Beautiful

Resources for Edible School Gardening · Lynn Hyndman

Resources for Vegetable Gardening · Lynn Hyndman

Rookie Gardening Mistakes · Planet Green

SAGE School Garden Initiative · SAGE

Schoolyard Sanctuaries · Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Shakespeare Garden Plants · Judy Cummings

Succession Planting · Judy Cummings

Summer Annuals [1 of 3] · Summer · Chicago Botanic Garden

Summer Annuals [2 of 3] · Summer · Chicago Botanic Garden

Summer Annuals [3 of 3] · Summer · Chicago Botanic Garden

Summer Garden Tasks · Summer · Lynn Hyndman

Ten Ways to Tackle Weeds & Pests Without Chemicals · Edible Chicago

Types of Seeds · Kitty Okano

Ultimate Step-by-Step Kids' First Gardening Book [1 of 2] · 1-5 · Jenny Hendy

Ultimate Step-by-Step Kids' First Gardening Book [2 of 2] · 1-5 · Jenny Hendy

Useful Books · Kitty Okano

Warm Season Chart · Spring/Summer · Lynn Hyndman & Rachel Rosner

Warm Season Planting Schedule · Summer · Lynn Hyndman

Welcome Sign · Lisa Dziekan

Winter Growing in Containers · Winter · Judy Cummings

Workday Tasks & Template · Lynn Hyndman

Worm Article · Washington Post

Worm Bin Troubleshooting · San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners

Worm Composting · Kitty Okano