SCOUT GARDENER

 

Cultivate for 6 months a piece of ground. Plan, plant and grow successfully 6 kinds of vegetables and flowers from seed and cutting.

Know the names of 12 plants pointed out in an ordinary garden.

Discuss with the Examiner the different treatment for bulbs, annuals, biennials and perennials and the planning of colour in the bed or border.

Know how to make a compost heap and understand the principles of manuring, both natural and artificial