Gardening

• Harris County Extension Horticulture  gardening publications.
• Harris County Vegetable Planting Chart ***
• Earth-Kind  is the Texas A&M Horticulture guide to conserving water and other resources in the landscape.
• Aggie Horticulture   ***
• Fire Ant Control – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 2-Step Method
• Herbs for Texas Landscapes
• Wildflowers in Bloom  a Texas A&M site that has lots of bright color pictures of wildflowers!
• USDA Hardiness Zone map  – What zone are you in? Click here for a color map!

Building a Garden

• Starting a School Garden Fact Sheet – AgriLife Extension
• Raised Garden Beds

Education Resources:

• Condensed Teacher Guide_Materials
• Teacher’s Guide and Instructions
• Supplemental Activities_Teachers Guide
• Paper Towel Seed procedures
• Vegetable Seed Information Chart

Gardening with Kids

• Aggie Horticulture Just for Kids 
• Kids Gardening  A National Gardening Association resource – “Helping Young Minds GROW”
• Composting for Kids this site teaches kids how to compost.
• The Great Plant Escape  is a game to unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
• The Adventures of Herman  this site helps understand more about worms.
  

Grant Opportunities

• The Urban Schools Agriculture Grant Program: ***For urban elementary and middle public school students. The program helps improve students’ understanding of agriculture through projects. It provides up to $2,500 each.
• Kids Gardening  Youth Garden Grants:  ***Through NGA’s “Youth Garden Grants Program,” school and community youth gardens nationwide are annually awarded tools, seeds, educational materials, and garden products to initiate or sustain a gardening program.

Nutrition

• USDA  www.choosemyplate.gov – steps to a healthier you.
• Insect-themed Food!  a University of Kentucky site that gives you recipes for insect-themed recipes (no insects are eaten).

Organizations of Interest

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service  – find out more about the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the many programs and services offered.
• Harris County Master Gardeners  – The volunteer arm of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s horticulture program
• Junior Master Gardeners  ***JMG is a program for youth of all ages that uses fun activities to teach horticulture and environmental science concepts.
• Texas 4-H  – to learn more about Texas 4-H programs click here.
• The National 4-H Web-site  – to learn about 4-H programs at the national level, visit this site.
• National Junior Horticultural Association (NJHA)  dedicated solely to youth and horticulture programs.

Curriculum and Learning

• Junior Master Gardeners  *** JMG (includes Learn, Grow, Eat & Go Program) is a program for youth of all ages that uses fun activities to teach horticulture and environmental science concepts.
• KinderGarden  An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors.
• Fastplants  See how fast plants grow to full size.
• The Botanical Research Institute of Texas  has developed a series of curriculum materials for elementary aged children called “Relationships” that shows children the role of plants in the earth’s life support system.
• Just For Kids  is a US Forest Service committed to connecting kids with nature and the outdoors.
• Cornell Garden Based Learning