This website is a helpful guide for families looking to start a garden, and has links that will also be helpful for school garden programs, including articles on how to grow specific vegetables such as asparagus, corn, and cucumbers, as well as various kinds of fruit. View Resource »
The School Garden Wizard
This page from Chicago Botanical Gardens covers a wide range of topics, including soliciting support, garden design, and teaching in the garden. View Resource »
My Square Foot Gardening
Square foot gardening makes garden planning simple by literally dividing your garden into 1×1 foot squares, and telling you how many plants of each type can grow in each! This blog post shows how to use Microsoft Excel to plan a garden using the square foot gardening method. Excellent for raised beds and planting with younger students. View Resource »
GrowVeg Online Garden Planner
Draw out your garden, place and rearrange crops, and generate a planting list by date. Each of the 130 crop types has an “information” button that includes plant family, companion plants, cold tolerance, and more. Crop icons are sized to scale so accurate spacing happen automatically, or use the square foot gardening mode. Use the 30 day free trial, or pay $29 to access the site for one year. View Resource »
Steps to a School Garden
This website from the Collective School Garden Network has great resources for planning a garden, gaining community support, and implementing your plan, including lesson ideas and research on the benefits of garden-based education. View Resource »
