Garden Learning

 We started our Garden Unit study over a week ago, and we have been loving it! This is the first time I have done a unit study of any kind. I think it helps that it's a subject I'm already passionate about.

 So far we've learned about:

types of gardens

cold garden plants

warm garden plants

photosynthesis

what three nutrients our plants need to grow

what makes good soil

how a plant grows and get it's energy

how to choose a garden spot

how to prepare the soil

which  plants grow in a mound, bush, climb, or grow in row form

picked our plants to grow in the veggie garden

made pictures of what our garden will look like

learned about the life cycle of butterflies

host plants

nectar plants

what a butterfly needs to survive

planned our butterfly garden

ordered seeds for our flowers

and I'm positive there is more, but those are the ones I can rattle off the top of my head.

We have been tracking our progress of what to plant at what soil temperature. 

 I have a log sheet of what seeds I ordered with the pictures and information about each plant. 

I have a log sheet of garden expenses, just to keep track for fun.

 I think keeping record of what we order will also help us to know where we can reorder next year if we like the result, what variety we planted, how much seed we ordered. I don't know about you but each year I think I will remember and each year I'm clueless and can't remember any of it!

Then I'm keeping all the info in our folder...all the info in one place is always a good idea!