Gardener (Cub)

Badge Requirements

Complete any ONE of the following:

• Look after a patch of garden, know what tools are needed and how to use and look after them.

• Grow something in your garden suitable for the time of year.

• Grow a variety of plants indoors and know the conditions under which they must be kept.

• Grow a plant and chart its growth over two weeks from the day of germination.
  
  

Choose any TWO of the following: 

• Build a compost bin and maintain it for two months.

• Build a hydroponic garden containing three vegetables or herbs, or three ornamental plants. Maintain this garden through harvest or flowering.

• Build a vermipost bin (worm compost bin) and maintain it for two months.

• Carry out a soil test using a standard test kit.

• Draw and label the parts of a seed and list the conditions for germination.

• Grow vegetables or flowers from seed; know how to pick out and transplant the seedlings into a plot.

• Help maintain a lawn and understand why it needs constant attention.

• Help plan and plant a rocky garden, a fern or herb garden, herbaceous border, hanging basket, garden tub, etc. 

• Keep a weather log for at least two weeks and display your findings.

• Know about hazards to plants and flowers (e.g. disease, pests) and understand what preventative measures can be taken and what can be done to aid growth.

• Know how to store vegetables and how long they may be stored.

• Make a compost heap.

• Show how to prepare flowers for display.

Note: A Young Botanist Badge certificate issued by the Singapore Science Centre will qualify for the Gardener Proficiency Badge.