Emerson Garden Based Education Program—Garden and Planting Plan 2007-2008

7th grade Medieval History, 8th grade U.S. History, 9th grade Geography and Spanish

Fall planting Spring planting Observation of crops planted

for classroom plots for classroom plot elsewhere in the garden
7th grade Add annuals: Add annuals: Sugar crops:
European flax, breadseed, poppy, dill, onions, leeks, cotton, safflower, basil, leeks, parsley, sugar cane, sugar beets, sweet
Medieval cabbage, turnips, parsnips summer savory, indigo, woad, weld, flax sorghum
Peasants Garden
May need to replace perennials that died May need to replace perennials that died and Other:
during summer and take out part of any take out part of any plants that are getting out Sunflowers, tomatoes,
plants that are getting out of control. of control. coffee, tea, millet and
grain sorghum
7th grade plots (2) Flax, parsnips and turnips Soybeans, Asian millets (common and foxtail)

7th grade plot Flax, yacon, potatoes, barley Quinoa, amaranth, millet, corn, tea,
(Spanish also) soybean, Asian rice, oca, tomato, squash,
bean, chiles

El Dia de los Muertos: Day-of-dead marigold

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8 grade plots (3) Crops Europeans brought to colonies: Crops African slaves brought to colonies: Taro, sugar crops (sugar beets,
U.S. History Carrots, salsify, onions, garlic, cabbage, Cotton, okra, African rice, finger and pearl sugar cane), indigo, flax, Asian
potatoes, parsnips, turnips, beets, rutabaga, millet, peanuts, cowpeas, callaloo, grain rice, pigeon peas,
wheat, leeks sorghum, sweet potatoes watermelon, herbs in Medieval
European garden
Use herbs from 7th grade European
Medieval Peasants Garden
9th grade plots (3) Staple crops: Staple crops: Cotton, flax, peanuts, yacon,
Geography rye, wheat, triticale, barley, oats, lentils, soybeans, 4 kinds millet (proso, finger, pearl, oca, watermelon, coffee, tea,
potato corn, foxtail), sweet/grain sorghum, quinoa, banana, sunflower, gourds,
amaranth, beans (runner, black, lima, pinto, tomato, chile, African rice
Vegetable crops: carrots, cabbage tepary) cowpea, chickpea, pigeon peas, Asian
rice, winter squash, sweet potato, taro,
Cover crops: red clover, alfalfa, fava sugarcane, lentil?, sugarbeets, buckwheat,
teff
Spanish plot Potatoes, cilantro Gourds, yacon, oca, hibiscus, day-of-dead Latin American crops:
Replant perennials cilantro and Aztec marigold, tomatillos, hominy corn, tomatoes, sweet potatoes,
sweet herb papaloquelite, stevia, chayote, sugarcane peanuts, beans, quinoa, amaranth,
(replant if needed) squash, sunflowers, chili

Compiled by Patricia Carpenter, Emerson Junior High School, Davis CA Updated May 2008