Youth garden activities

1. Collect mature flowers and vegetables. Seeds will be located in the base of the flower.

Love salsa? Grow a salsa garden this year. In your salsa garden plan to grow three vegetables and three herbs.

Parsley is a biennial herb that has flat leaf or curly leaf varieties. Plant 2 or 3 plants in your garden.

Basil - There are several kinds of basil varieties, but sweet basil is recommended for your salsa garden. Basil is an annual herb and you can plant 2 to 3 plants.

Cilantro is a very strong herb. It is an annual and easy to start from seed. Plant 2 or 3 plants in your garden.

Potpourris smell good and are easy to make. Many of the ingredients can be found in your yard or kitchen. There are many things you can put in potpourri. Use what you have available.

Try something different in the garden this year. Everyone will enjoy growing a pizza garden.

This garden is even shaped like a pizza. In your garden area, mark off a circle by putting a stake upright in the ground. Attach a 3 and a half foot piece of string to the stake. Keeping the string tight, walk around in a circle and mark the ground to show the garden's border. Divide the circle into six equal wedges.

Supplies:

• Notebook or heavy paper
• pencil or color pencils

Supplies:

• Paper towels, cut into strips, 3 inches x 12 inches
• white glue
• small seeds: lettuce, carrot
• ruler
• pencil

Directions:

1. With a ruler and a pencil draw small dots every one inch in the center of the paper towel strip.