Summer plans? Yes, friends, you made it! Giddy with garden freedom, Anne and Mary Jo talk about their summer plans and reintroduce last year’s Summer Gardening Episode. Whether it’s a needed daily summer garden fix or a hands-off, peace-out-see-you-in-August approach, this episode will help you plan what your school garden will look like this summer.

Podcast Outline

00:42: Introduction to summer episode: our summer plans and previews of future episodes-think shelf stable foods and gathering data for your garden program

07:40: Watering

09:08: Weeding

09:45: Solarizing

11:16: Humidity and air ventilation

12:16: Harvesting

13:27: Putting Beds to Bed!

14:06: Cover Cropping

15:20: What Can We Still Plant in the Summer?

16:55: Pests in the Garden

19:20: Thinking and Planning for the Fall

21:40: Making Shade

24:03: Produce Slow-Down

26:26: Pickle Update!

29:10: Conclusion and Wishing Everyone a Great Summer Break … in the Garden or out.

Pickle Recipes:

Here is the recipe I used for the ⁠Dill Pickles⁠. I particularly enjoyed putting in flowering dill heads into my brine as my plant is at this stage - it gave it such a mellow dill flavor.

Here is the recipe I followed for the ⁠Bread and Butter Pickles⁠ (minus cloves, as I don’t like cloves and I went 1/3 less on the sugar).

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Yes, you read that right - Sweetpotato all one word - it’s official! Join Anne and Mary Jo as they slip into everything you need to know about making sweetpotatoes a staple in your school garden this summer. From spellbinding Latin taxonomy to a classic classroom Venn diagram - this episode has it all.

Plus, Mary Jo may be packing her bags for North Carolina and discover just how far Anne will go in pursuit of the perfect sweetpotato cure. It’s science and storytelling with a huge helping of classroom-to-garden goodness.

Podcast Outline:

00:20 - Intro

00:42 - Welcome to the Sweetpotato Episode

1:06 - How was your week? Counting in 2s with Basil

05:23 - Intro and History of The Sweetpotato Plant

08:13 - Growing in Colder Climates

09:05 - The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission - Website and Resources https://ncsweetpotatoes.com/curriculum/

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14:45 - The Differences of Irish and Sweetpotato - Venn Diagram Style!

20:02 - Starting Sweetpotatoes by Slips

25:05 - Breaking off / Harvesting Sweetpotato Slips

26:08 - Ornamental and Non-Ornamental Sweetpotato Vines

28:52 - How to Plant Sweetpotato Slips

31:05 - Caring for Sweetpotato Plants

34:10 - Harvesting Sweetpotatoes

38:48 - Curing Sweetpotatoes and Storage

43:11 - Eating and Tasting

44:56 - The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission Jingle!

47:19 Outro

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Pop the kettle on and join Anne and Mary Jo as they spill the tea! Listen alongside as we show you how to celebrate your garden in a cup. From herbal teas to fresh water infusions, refreshing aguas frescas, and smoothies—garden tastings don’t have to be just about eating… sipping with your students is just as sweet! Plus, Mary Jo creates a manifesto where every household owns a teapot and Anne ponders the notion of cold days.

Podcast Outline

00:41 - Intro

01:31 - How Has Your Week Been, Anne?

03:29 - Introduction to Teas in the Garden

05:50 - Reasons Why We Should Incorporate Tea into Your Garden Program

12:24 - The History of Tea

14:02 - The Origins of Tea: From Medicine to Daily Taste

16:45 - The Tea Plant: Camellia sinensis

21:17 - Using Fresh Herbs for Tea

25:44 - Using Tea Bags and Dried Herbs

32:12 - Equipment and Materials Needed

34:41 - Hot Water Considerations

35:40 - Other Considerations for Tea Making

36:54 - Kids Pallets and the Sweetness Situation

40:08 - Butterfly Pea Tea: Color and Science.

43:57 Can we eat it? Edible or Ornamental

45:48 - Water Infusions / Cold Teas

49:20 - Agua Frescas

51:00 - Smoothies

Listen to the After School Cooking Club Episode

53:15 - Outro

Helpful Resources

Butterfly Pea Plant

Butterfly Pea Tea

Herbal Tea Combinations and Drying Herbs.

Agua Fresca recipes

Garden Smoothies

For more tasting and smoothie ideas, listen to Season 2. Episode 9 - The After-School Cooking Clubs Episode