Gardening with Older Adults for Health and Nutrition Teacher/Leader Guide
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Gardening with Older Adults for Health and Nutrition Teacher/Leader Guide September 2005, revised June 2010 ii Gardening with Older Adults for Health and Nutrition Project Team Candice A. Shoemaker, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources Nancy Gyurcsik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Kineseology and Community Health Institute Mary Meck Higgins, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., CDE Associate Professor Department of Human Nutrition Mu-Chuan Lin, Ph.D., M.P.H. Graduate Research Assistant Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources Contents of this publication may be reproduced for educational purposes. All other rights reserved. For more information about healthy eating, contact your local extension office. Kansas State University is an equal opportunity provider & employer. Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Food Assistance Program can help people with low income buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, call 1-888-369-4777. iii The Garden For the garden of your daily living, Plant three rows of peas: Peace of mind, peace of heart and peace of soul. Plant four rows of squash: Squash gossip, squash indifference, squash grumbling and squash selfishness. Plant four rows of lettuce: Lettuce be faithful, lettuce be kind, lettuce be happy, lettuce really love one another. No garden should be without turnips: Turnip for service when needed, turnip to help one another, turnip the music and dance. To conclude our garden we must have thyme: Thyme for fun, thyme for rest, thyme for others, thyme for ourselves. Water freely with patience and cultivate with love. Your garden is abundant because you reap what you sow. -- author unknown iv INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... vi PREFACE.................................................................................................................. vii Chapter 1. Lesson Plans .....................................................................................................1-1 Introductory Meeting ...........................................................................................1-13 Meetings 2 - 4: Gardening Basics........................................................................1-15 Meetings 5 - 9: Featured Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs...................................1-20 Concluding Meeting..............................................................................................1-22 Chapter 2. Fruit And Vegetable Gardening: The Basics ....................................................2-1 The Vegetable Garden............................................................................................2-1 Vegetable Crop Information Table...........................................................2-2 Seeding and Planting Calendar .................................................................2-3 Planning a Garden......................................................................................2-4 Soil Improvement........................................................................................2-7 Seeding and Planting ................................................................................2-15 Caring for the Growing Garden..............................................................2-18 Watering the Garden................................................................................2-21 Fall Gardens..............................................................................................2-25 Insect and Disease Control.......................................................................2-31 Good Gardening Practices.......................................................................2-33 Harvesting and Storing ............................................................................2-35 The Fruit Garden..................................................................................................2-43 What to Plant ............................................................................................2-43 Fruit Garden Planning.............................................................................2-45 Care Schedule............................................................................................2-46 Chapter 3. Intensive Gardening ..........................................................................................3-1 Raised Bed ...............................................................................................................3-1 Vertical Gardening .................................................................................................3-3 Interplanting ...........................................................................................................3-6 Succession Planting.................................................................................................3-8 Container Gardening............................................................................................3-11 Container Grown Fruit ........................................................................................3-16 Gardening in Raised Beds....................................................................................3-19 Chapter 4. Gardening Adaptations .....................................................................................4-1 Chapter 5. Produce..............................................................................................................5-1 Beans.........................................................................................................................5-1 Broccoli.....................................................................................................................5-5 Brussels Sprouts........................................................................................................5-9 Cabbage ..................................................................................................................5-13 Carrot ......................................................................................................................5-18 Cauliflower .............................................................................................................5-22 Eggplant..................................................................................................................5-26 v Lettuce ....................................................................................................................5-29 Onion ......................................................................................................................5-34 Peas.........................................................................................................................5-40 Peppers....................................................................................................................5-44 Radish .....................................................................................................................5-49 Spinach ...................................................................................................................5-53 Tomato....................................................................................................................5-56 Grapes.....................................................................................................................5-64 Raspberries And Blackberries ................................................................................5-69 Strawberries ............................................................................................................5-74 Culinary Herbs......................................................................................................5-78 Basil ............................................................................................................ 5-78 Chives ......................................................................................................... 5-78 Dill .............................................................................................................. 5-79 Lavender ..................................................................................................... 5-80 Mint............................................................................................................. 5-80 Oregano....................................................................................................... 5-81 Parsley......................................................................................................... 5-81 Rosemary .................................................................................................... 5-82 Sage............................................................................................................. 5-82 Thyme......................................................................................................... 5-83 Appendix A: Handouts for Introductory Meeting Appendix B: Handouts for Lessons on Basic Gardening Appendix C: Handouts for Lessons on Intensive Gardening Appendix D: Handouts for Lessons on Adaptive Gardening Appendix E: Handouts on Vegetables Appendix F: Handouts on Fruits Appendix G: Handouts on Culinary Herbs Appendix H: Recipes Appendix I: Fruits and Vegetables Guessing Game vi INTRODUCTION Welcome to the