Union County Commissioner Rebecca L. Williams attended the Community Garden Grant Planting at Joanne Hollis Gardens in Plainfield.
Various vegetable seeds were planted to give local residents a source for fresh food. Thank you to all who came out to support the event!
Union County Vice Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded attended a Kids Dig In garden tour at the Winfield middle school.
This garden received a garden enhancement check from the 2023 Kids Dig In Garden Grant Program, an annual project of the County Commissioner board.
Thank you to Mary Greeley and Miguel Angel for such a wonderful tour.
Students and faculty from Robert Morris School No.18 have planted their very own fresh vegetables!
One of the most common fruits being planted in these Union County gardens are tomatoes!
Fun Fact: There are more than 10,000 different varieties of tomatoes.
Union County Vice Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded attended the Kids Dig In Planting at the New Providence High School/Middle School.
The school was awarded a pollinator garden. Thank you to all staff who participated.
On today’s agenda: Black cherry tomatoes!
Students from Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School have welcomed a variety of different plants to their school! However, one of the most unique and interesting plants at this school are black cherry tomatoes.
Fun Fact: Black cherry tomatoes are known for attracting bees. However, they are poisonous for cats, dogs, and horses.
Students and faculty from John Marshall School No. 20 have welcomed a variety of new plants to their garden! One of the big ones that will be growing here are black cherry tomatoes.
Trivia: What is the scientific name for tomato?
Answer: Lycopersicon Esculentum
Washington Elementary in Roselle has also welcomed raised bed gardens to their school!
Due to the fact that raised garden beds help gardeners get a head start in the season, it is important to know what type of plants can be together in order to get the most out of your gardens. Some examples include;
Chairman Granados attended the School Garden Grant Program alongside students from Abraham Lincoln School No.14 in Elizabeth!
This year, School No. 14 welcomed two new raised bed gardens. Often, raised beds are more productive than beds in the ground because the soil is less compacted, has better drainage, and warms earlier in the spring. We can’t wait to see the growth of these gardens!
Mother Seton Regional Highschool’s garden club has kicked off their garden planting season with some festival acorn squash!
Festival acorn squash are creamy colored with green and orange stripes. This type of squash should be picked until its exterior rinds are fully colored and tough enough to resist piercing with a fingernail.
Jackie from Groundwork Elizabeth joined Gardener Keshon from the Linden Community Center for a fun day of planting!
One of the most popular plants in this garden are collard greens! Collard greens are the oldest leafy green in the cabbage family. It dates back 2000 years and it was originally grown by the ancient Greeks and Romans!
