Gardening 11 January -June 2018 Name:

LG LEARNING GUIDE CONTENT TIMELINE (rough) Special Notes:

1 FKSS Garden map & design week 1 hand in for grade
2 Climate BC gardening zone map week 2 hand in for grade
3 Composting/vermiculture week 3 create poster/build composter
4 Strawberry care week 2-3 show Mr.Rea for grade
5 Website development (see below for topics) week 4 - ongoing hand in for grade
6 Working in garden ongoing semester long show Mr.Rea for grade
7 Working in garden ongoing semester long
8 Working in garden ongoing semester long
9 Seed start and Transplanting week 5 or 6 show Mr.Rea for grade
10 Water and care for seedlings week 7 show Mr.Rea for grade
11 Your home garden tour & info week 8-9 photograph/document
12 Your home garden tour & info week 8-9 photograph/document
13 Keeping chickens week 10-11 hand in for grade
14 Presentation (written) for website week 11-13 hand in for grade (via email)
15 School garden meal preparation & participation week 14-16 show Mr.Rea for grade
16 Garden journal ongoing semester long photograph/document
17 Final Test Oral Exam week 17-18
18 Final Test Written Exam week 18

Possible topics for LG 5, 14:

 Sensory Gardens  Pest control in your garden - organic vs chemical
 Compost/vermiculture  Berries and grapes vines
 Herb gardens  Fruit trees - care & pruning
 Plant diseases and how to avoid them  Attracting pollinators to your garden
 Intercropping  Crop rotation
 Companion planting  Harvesting and storing your harvest
 The three sisters technique  Permaculture techniques
 Growing potatoes  Kitchen gardens
 Check out Ms. Smith's website -
gardenfkss.weebly.com  Got a different topic or idea? Clear it with Mr. Rea!