Gardening advice

  1. African style organic gardening tips

    Quick tips and ingredients for organic crops

    African style organic gardening tips

    If you don’t want to use pesticides and other nasties, but you do want to make the most of nature. . .try these tips! Simple pieces of advice from companion planting to making plant tea, these pointers should help your pupils get even more excited about the world of growing plants. They are especially good for use in your Bag or Keyhole garden as they mirror the techniques used by African families.

    Categories: Gardening advice

    Tags: gardening practical

  2. African garden tips and timings

    Helps you know how, when and what to do

    African garden tips and timings

    When planning your African garden, you may need to consider a few things like when to collect materials, what learning resources there are and how best to make use of pupils and parent help. This document helps to address some of these and will be added to over time as we get feedback from all you gardeners! You can also go to http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk for more in depth advice.

    Categories: Gardening advice

    Tags: practical

  3. How to make a Bag Garden

    Some diagrams and a nifty animation.

    How to make a Bag Garden

    Bag Gardens are a great way for classes or individual groups of children to get their hands on their first vegetable crop - African style! While they’re making one, they will learn all about the lives of children in African countries, healthy eating and how to help the environment. Preview some videos about Bag Gardens from our DVD using the YouTube link and find out more using the other links below. Call us to order a Bag Garden Starter Kit and then make your own sign.

    www.youtube.com/cowforce
    www.cowforce.com/african-gardens
    www.sendacow.org.uk/africangardens

    Categories: Bag gardens, Bag gardens, Gardening advice and Science

    Tags: eco+schools gardening healthy plants

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