Month by month guide to food growing: summer term
Use this simple guide to plan your edible school garden.
Learning objectives:
- Identify crops that can be sown, planted, and harvested during the summer months
- Understand the importance of watering, mulching, and protecting plants from pests and heat
- Learn key seasonal gardening tasks, such as supporting climbing plants and harvesting produce
Curriculum links:
- Science: Covers plant growth, life cycles, and the effects of seasonal change on crops
- Geography: Encourages understanding of climate, weather patterns, and their impact on food production
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Key vocabulary
May
Sow and plant:
- Radish
- French beans
- Lettuce
- Squash
- Pumpkin
- Carrots
- Tomatoes
Harvest:
- Radish
- Broad beans
- Carrots
- Lettuce
- Salad leaves
- Spinach
Other jobs:
- Mulch plants with compost and keep well-watered
- Keep carrots covered with fleece to protect them from carrot fly
June
Sow and plant:
- Runner beans
- French beans
- Squash
- Pumpkin
- Carrots
Harvest:
- Radish
- French beans
- Broad beans
- Peas
- Garlic
- Carrots
- Spinach
- Early potatoes
- Lettuce
- Salad leaves
- Strawberries
Other jobs:
- Plant out tender plants started indoors, such as French beans, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes
- Mulch plants with compost and keep well-watered
- Keep carrots covered with fleece to protect them from carrot fly
July
Sow and plant:
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Leeks
Harvest:
- Radish
- French beans
- Broad beans
- Peas
- Onion
- Garlic
- Carrots
- Spinach
- Early potatoes
- Lettuce
- Salad leaves
- Tomatoes
- Strawberries
Other jobs:
- Mulch plants with compost and keep well watered
- Keep carrots covered with fleece to protect them from carrot fly