Simple instructions for pollinating plants with male and female flowers. This usually includes cucumbers and squash.

** Remember, cucumbers distributed with LGT gardens are self-pollinating, which means that they don’t require this kind of pollination. For these cucumbers, you can simply flick the flowers gently or give the vine a shake to release the pollen.**

Simple instructions for helping ‘self-pollinating’ flower to produce indoors.

Simple instructions for making simple newspaper transplanting pots. Easy to make with students. Grab a few sections of newspaper out of the recycling bin, and in just a few minutes, you can turn them into perfect containers for starting seeds. You can even plant the newspaper directly into your garden!

Please find the amounts of granular fertilizer and dolomite lime for the fertilizer C-I-L 10-10-10. Ensure that you reference the type of fertilizer that you are using, as provided by your host organization. Application rates differ by the type of fertilizer. Please find general rates of application in your Little Green Thumbs manual on page 28.

The general rates of application are as follows:

EarthBox Original (filling tube at top) We recommend using 2 cups (or 1 lb.) of a dry, granular fertilizer. Use 3 cups if using an organic fertilizer. Add 1 cup of dolomite lime.

EarthBox Junior (filling tube at top) We recommend using 1 cup (or .5 lbs.) of a dry, granular fertilizer. Use 2 cups if using an organic fertilizer. Add ½ cup of dolomite lime.

GrowBox (filling hole in the side). We recommend using 1.5 cups of a dry, granular fertilizer. Use 2.25 cups if using an organic fertilizer. Add ¾ cup of dolomite lime.

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Bulb Botany

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Making Seed Bombs

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The People – Plant Connection

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Tasting Etiquette Activity

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Tasting Activities from Big Green

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Plant Needs (Gr.3-5 Lesson)

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