Summer Term Programme

Programme includes activities, tips for success and entrepreneurial ideas.

**Please remember you can adapt the programme to suit all ages and abilities**

Tasks this term…

	1 – Seed sowing – ornamental flowers, herbs and vegetable plants Herbs can be sown directly into pots, ready for sale in the pot Vegetable varieties for transplanting late in the term Hardy annuals and vegetables can be sown in containers in strips, ready for sale Predator-attracting flowers for pest control in the school garden
	2 –  Growing potatoes – general care for potatoes  Earthing up in open ground Watering regularly in pots Harvesting crop in early July ready for sale
	3 –  Summer containers – prepare containers of plants for sale Sow seeds of ‘cut and come again’ salads Sow seeds of flowers plus sturdy herb plant, for decorative/edible container Sow seeds of insect attractant flowers (butterflies, bees and so on)
	4 – Gardening activities – maintenance of the garden outside   Weeds to be hoed off regularly Seeds to be sown in succession for crops throughout the season Take cuttings of suitable plants as growth starts in late spring Pot cuttings and care for, ready for sale later Pests and diseases to be managed Newly-planted seedlings to be well-watered until established Sale of seedlings, in agreed quantities, such as batches of 12s or 20s, when ready
	5 – General activities – maintenance and care of plants inside and outside    Seedlings to be watered as needed Seedlings to be pricked out and potted up as needed Management of plants during the half-term break Hardening off tender plants ready for planting outside