This curriculum introduces domestic gardening, beginning with the foundational knowledge of plants, soil, climate, and propagation, then building toward the practical skills of researching how to grow a specific plant in a specific place.
Sequence
- Introduction to gardening
- Plant basics
- Understanding soil
- Understanding light and climate
- Watering and nutrient management
- Common plant problems
- Plant propagation methods
- Reading information sources
- Researching plant growing methods
- Understanding your growing site
- Selecting a growing method
Entries
- introduction-to-gardening — what gardening is and why research precedes action
- plant-basics — what plants are, how they grow, and what they need
- understanding-soil — what soil is, its properties, and how to assess and modify it
- understanding-light-and-climate — how light, temperature, frost, and hardiness zones affect plants
- watering-and-nutrient-management — how to provide water and nutrients to garden plants
- common-plant-problems — environmental stress, pests, and diseases that affect garden plants
- plant-propagation-methods — the different ways plants are started
- reading-information-sources — how to find and interpret seed packets, catalogs, and extension publications
- researching-plant-growing-methods — how to research what a plant needs and what methods suit your situation
- understanding-your-growing-site — assessing the conditions of the place where you intend to grow
- selecting-a-growing-method — choosing a method that fits both the plant and the place