Cub Scouts Gardener Activity Badge

Cub Scout Gardener Activity Badge

How to earn the badge:

• Find out what seasons are best to grow a selection of six fruits and vegetables. Find out what it is about those seasons that make them the right time to grow your fruit and vegetables.
• Learn what tools you need to garden (a minimum of three) and show that you know how to use them safely.
• Help to look after and grow at least one item in a garden or allotment for two months. Alternatively, grow at least two different fruits, vegetables or herbs for two months indoors or in plant pots.
• Design plant labels for the plants you are looking after or growing.
• Understand what mini beasts are and why they are good for our gardens and outdoor spaces. Visit a bug hotel and record what you find living there.

Top tips:

For number 2, you can learn how to use small tools like a trowel or a hand fork. If you want to find out more, you can learn about bigger tools used by adults.

If you don’t have a garden or allotment you can use, you can grow herbs indoors, using a window box or you could see if there’s a scheme in your local community Your school might have a garden you can help with, or your meeting place might have a space you can use.

Examples of fruit and veg to grow:

• herbs such as basil or mint
• vegetables such as lettuce or runner beans
• fruits such as tomatoes or strawberries