Dismantling and Cleaning Your LGT Garden

Dismantling and Cleaning Your LGT Garden

by | Jun 5, 2018 | Tips and Tricks

Dismantling and Cleaning Your LGT Garden Congratulations on the end of another Little Green Thumbs growing season! There are a few important steps to dismantle and clean your classroom garden before storage. You will want to clean and sterilize your self-watering...
Recipe for a Successful School Garden

Recipe for a Successful School Garden

by | Jun 4, 2018 | Tips and Tricks

Recipe for a successful school garden So, you want to start a school garden? High fives all around! School gardens are an important step in engaging students to understand and appreciate agriculture, an industry that grows, processes, and delivers safe, abundant food...
Have you heard the buzz??

Have you heard the buzz??

by | Mar 22, 2018 | Resource, Tips and Tricks

One out of every three bites of food that we eat is made possible by pollinators. Without pollinators like butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles, mason bees and honey bees, Canadian farmers and gardeners would struggle to grow enough food for our plates. Can you imagine...
Growing Great Cucumbers

Growing Great Cucumbers

by | Feb 20, 2018 | Tips and Tricks

Growing Great Cucumbers Cucumbers can be finicky when growing indoors and in a Little Green Thumbs garden, so we’ve compiled a few things to remember for growing great cucumbers! First, the cucumbers chosen for the Little Green Thumbs garden (Diva Cucumbers) are...
Keep Your Garden Healthy Over Vacation

Keep Your Garden Healthy Over Vacation

by | Feb 20, 2018 | Tips and Tricks

Keep Your Garden Healthy Over Vacation One of the trickiest obstacles in your classroom garden is managing holidays! But, don’t despair! A Little Green Thumbs garden is designed to let you leave your garden over weekends and week-long school breaks. Try these simple...