Growing in your space
School gardening resources
On this page you'll find links to practical advice and activities for all ages on how to start and maintain an organic food growing garden. Handy, quick-reference growing instruction cards, games, activity sheets and more.
Games
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A3 Tool and use matching game
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A6 Organic gardeners do do not game
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A7 Crop and family games
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A24 Yes no maybe compost game
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A25 Reduce re use run around game
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A28 Friend and foe game
Growing activities
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A8 Where to grow plants
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A9 Testing soil and improving fertility
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A11 Planting in containers
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A12 Growing potatoes in containers
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A14 Clearing weeds and grass
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A18 Sowing seed
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A19 Making a paper pot
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A20 Thinning seedlings
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A21 Potting on seedlings
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A22 Transplanting young plants
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A26 Digging
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A27 When is a weed not a weed
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A32 Storing produce
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A36 Planting a tree
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A38 Making potting mixes
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A39 Mulching plants
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A40 Making leafmould
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A41 Making liquid feeds
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A42 Diagnosing plant problems
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A50 Growing pulses and cereals
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A51 Making a meal of it
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A52 Studying crop differences
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A53 Using wormeries
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A54 Growing potatoes without digging
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A55 Growing green manures
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A56 Saving seed crop by crop
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A58 Taking cuttings
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A62 Planning biological control
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A61 Pruning and training fruit
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A62 Planning biological control
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A63 Growing wild flowers
Construction Projects
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A16 Building a garden path
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A13 Making a light reflector
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A10 Building a raised bed
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A37 Making a herb spiral
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A65 Making a hay box
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A60 Making a cloche
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A47 Making a scarecrow
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A57 Building a heated propagator
Wildlife Projects
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A31 Lacewing hotel
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A43 Building a wildlife habitat
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A29 Ladybird house
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A30 Apple bird feeder
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A64 Creating a wildlife pond
Planning Advice and Activities
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A1 Hosting an annual event
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A2 Organising a gardening day
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A4 Health and Safety Audit
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A5 Risk Assessment
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A15 Assessing and using sheds
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A17 Holiday care of the garden
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A23 Setting up a watering rota
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A33 Recording growing skills
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A35 Creating a term time harvest plan
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A45 Assessing greenhouses polytunnels
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A46 Installing a water butt
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A48 Designing sales material
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A49 Generating business ideas
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A59 Setting up a square foot garden
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Templates T1 8
Posters
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Kitchen to compost poster
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Identifying Weeds
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Using space well
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The Organic Garden
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Get Involved
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Garden to Kitchen
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Seeds and young plants
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Crop Rotation
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Making Compost
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Edible plant parts
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Food growing year
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Harvesting and storing
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Pest and disease
Information Sheets & Booklets
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Polytunnel Factsheet
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Growing in polytunnels activity
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Horticultural qualifications
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Advice on selling food