SOURCE: /mnt/d/GoogleDrive/Cercetasi/carti-camp-jocuri/Gardening-Activities.pdf CONVERTED: 2025-01-11 ================================================== --- PAGE 1 --- Gardening Activities for Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Here is a great Scouting activity that you can do whilst earning a badge during social distancing. The activity is for • Beavers & Cubs: Gardener Activity Badge • Scouts: Farmer Activity Badge All three are very similar and have been adapted to suit conditions. Remember to always follow government guidance on social conditioning. There are many videos you can watch on YouTube and some are included. If you have a family member or friend who is a Gardner perhaps reach out a FaceTime them to get their top tips. You will need some small containers, no bigger than bucket size, why not recycle something, or a window box Some small hand tools but almost anything will do, a dibber could be a old pencil or a twig Some small stones are needed for drainage in the bottom of the pots where there are drainage holes Some soil. This can be from the ground but will need to be sieved to break it up or better still some bagged compose [maybe your neighbor has some to spare] Lastly some seeds and these are cheap and can be purchased on line from a number of merchants For example www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk Some Tips: Sow seeds thinly so they have room to grow Dont over water, just keep the soil damp Space out the seeds as instructions on the packet When the seeds germinate thin out the seedlings To keep things simple and will grow quickly meaning you should to able to eat them in June or July the following are suggested: Spring Onions Lettuce Carrots Dwarf Beans Garlic (take a clove of a bulb) --- PAGE 2 --- Beavers Learn about 2 trees or 2 shrubs, take a photo when they have buds, when in full leaf and when the leaves die back. What sort of tree or shrub is it? Take a leaf or a small flower [can be from any plant] and lay between some newspaper and weigh down with some books in a dry place for a couple of months and make a birthday card with it but be sure to identify the leaf or flower Learn about gardening tools, draw a picture of 3 tools and describe their uses? Prepare your pots with drainage holes, place stones in the bottom and fill with soil or compost Pick 3 packets of seeds from above and plant as the instructions on the packet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAL6H5SgNAs Don’t use up all the seeds at once Place pots in sunny spot and water Wear gloves when working with the soil and wash hands after the activity Watch the plants grow and when ready pick, wash and eat! Cubs Find out about parts of a plant https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and- nature/plants/parts-plant/ and do the quiz Identify 3 mature trees and draw a picture of their leaves. Design 3 plant labels for your plant pots. Name 3 mini beasts in the soil that could damage your plants. Pick 3 packets of seeds from above and plant as instructions on packet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAL6H5SgNAs Don’t use up all the seeds as once Place pots in sunny spot and water Wear gloves when working with the soil and wash hands after the activity Watch the plants grow and when ready pick, wash and eat! Keep a diary and note when you planted, when shoots appear and when you eat, also take a photo of your crop and the grower! --- PAGE 3 --- For Scouts Find out about parts of a plant https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and- nature/plants/parts-plant/ and do the quiz Identify the following trees Elm, Oak and Ash and list their properties https://www.thestoveyard.com/what-wood-to-burn Describe a herbaceous plant? What is a Deciduous tree? What is a Coniferous tree? Name 3 Herbs. Name 3 plant diseases. Pick 4 packets of seeds [or more] from the above and plant as instructions on packet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAL6H5SgNAs Don’t use up all the seeds at once Place pots in a sunny place and water Wear gloves when working with soil and wash hands after the activity Watch plants grow and when ready pick , wash and eat! Keep a diary and take photos Good luck all Guy Thompson Island Commissioner - Isle of Man Scouts chil@manx.net