Gardening
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| - | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.ahs.org American Horticultural Society] |
| - | *[http:// | + | *[http://aquanic.org Aquaculture Information Network] |
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*[http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/publications/eap59.htm Common Garden Pests] | *[http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/publications/eap59.htm Common Garden Pests] | ||
| + | *[http://www.hgtv.com Home and Garden Television] | ||
| + | *[http://www.gardenweb.com/vl/ Garden Web] | ||
*[http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/NRES/extension/factsheets/vc-44/VC-44.html Growing Herbs in the Home Garden] | *[http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/NRES/extension/factsheets/vc-44/VC-44.html Growing Herbs in the Home Garden] | ||
| - | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.prairienet.org/garden-gate/ The Garden Gate] |
| + | *[http://www.prairienet.org/garden-gate/answers.htm The Gardener's Guide to Finding Answers on the Internet] | ||
| + | *[http://www.mastergardeners.org/ Master Gardeners] | ||
| + | *[http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association] | ||
| + | *[http://www.almanac.com Old Farmer's Almanac] | ||
| + | *[http://www.tpl.org Trust for Public Land] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usda.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture] | ||
| + | *[http://www.usna.usda.gov U.S. National Arboretum] | ||
| + | *[http://www.was.org World Aquaculture Society] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop USDA National Organic Program] | ||
| + | *[http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php World’s Healthiest Foods] | ||
Revision as of 13:00, March 31, 2008
| Gardening merit badge | ||
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| Status: | Elective | |
| Created: | 1911 | |
| Discontinued: | no | |
| BSA Advancement ID: | 055 | |
| Requirements revision: | 2006 | |
| Latest pamphlet revision: | 2005 | |
Contents |
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Merit badge requirements
- 1. Do the following:
- a. Grow six vegetables, three from seeds and three from seedlings, through harvesting.
- b. Grow six flowers, three from seeds and three from seedlings, through flowering.
- 2. Give the food value of the following:
- a. Three root or tuber crops.
- b. Three vegetables that bear above the ground.
- c. Three fruits.
- 3. Test 100 garden seeds for germination. Determine the percentage of seeds that germinate. Explain why you think some did not germinate.
- 4. Visit your county extension agent’s office, local university agricultural college, nursery, or a botanical garden or arboretum. Report on what you learned.
- 5. Identify five garden pests (insects, diseased plants). Recommend two solutions for each pest. At least one of the two solutions must be an organic method.
- 6. Do ONE of the following:
- a. Build a compost bin and maintain it for 90 days.
- b. Build a vermipost bin (worm compost bin) and maintain it for 90 days.
- c. Build a hydroponic garden containing three vegetables or herbs, or three ornamental plants. Maintain this garden through harvest or flowering, or for 90 days.
- d. Build one water garden, either in a container (at least 12 by 6 inches and 6 inches deep), or in the ground as a small, decorative pond no larger than 6 by 3 feet and 24 inches deep. Maintain the water garden for 90 days.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Requirements, 2012 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765) |
Notes
| A FREE workbook for Gardening is available here!  with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Gardening requirements. | meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of Boy Scout merit badge workbooks, Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks. |
Per the BSA: You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Merit badge pamplets are available at your local Scout Shop or online at ScoutStuff.org.
1. This badge is one of the elective merit badges of the William T. Hornaday Awards for Boy Scouts.
Help with these requirements
- 2: The Food Coach: Food Value Database
- 5: Common Garden Pests A comprehensive guide on garden pests and how to get rid of them.
- 6a: How to Build a Compost Bin Several designs from the University of Missouri.
- 6c: Building a Floating Hydroponic Garden From the University of Florida.
- 6d: How to Build a Water Garden Illustrated.
External links
- American Horticultural Society
- Aquaculture Information Network
- Common Garden Pests
- Home and Garden Television
- Garden Web
- Growing Herbs in the Home Garden
- The Garden Gate
- The Gardener's Guide to Finding Answers on the Internet
- Master Gardeners
- National Gardening Association
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- Trust for Public Land
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. National Arboretum
- World Aquaculture Society
- USDA National Organic Program
- World’s Healthiest Foods
