Gardening Badge
Otter: Do 4 requirements including the 2 starred.
1.* Plant and raise at least 3 different vegetables or fruits from seeds and care for them until they are ready to
harvest. Know what type of soil they need, and how much water and sunlight they should have. Recognize the
difference between your seedlings and weeds and keep your garden weeded as well.
2.* Make plant markers for the plants you have chosen
3. Visit your local county extension agent’s office, a local university agricultural or horticultural department, local
produce farm, or farmer’s market. Make a poster about what you learned.
4. Create a scarecrow for your garden.
5. Harvest each of the three items in your garden and use them in a recipe.
6. Donate items from your garden to a community food bank or rescue mission.
Dolphin: Do 5 requirements including the 2 starred.
1.* Plant and raise at least 5 different vegetables or fruits from seeds and care for them until they are ready to
harvest. Know what type of soil they need, and how much water and sunlight they should have. Recognize the
difference between your seedlings and weeds and keep your garden weeded as well. Make plant markers for the
plants you have chosen.
2.* Be able to identify at least 3 pests, insect or disease, that may damage your garden. Find at least 2 organic
methods for dealing with each.
3. Grow three different herbs and use them in at least one recipe.
4. Plan and create a window or potted garden.
5. Read a book about gardening and look through garden catalogs.
6. Visit your local county extension agent’s office, a local university agricultural or horticultural department, local
produce farm, or farmer‘s market. Make a poster about what you learned.
7. Create a scarecrow for your garden.
8. Harvest the items in your garden and use them in a recipe.
9. Donate items from your garden to a community food bank or rescue mission.
Butterfly: Do 6 requirements including the 2 starred.
1.* Plan out a garden of at least 7 different fruits and vegetables using graph paper. Make sure to leave enough
room for each plant as they grow as well as walk ways so that you can get to your plants to weed and harvest them.
Plant and raise at least 7 different vegetables or fruits from seeds or seedlings and care for them until they are ready
to harvest. Know what type of soil they need, and how much water and sunlight they should have. Recognize the
difference between your seedlings and weeds and keep your garden weeded as well. Make plant markers for the
plants you have chosen.
Be able to identify at least 3 pests, insect or disease, that may damage your garden. Find at least 2 organic
methods for dealing with each.
2.* Learn what the following garden tools are used for and how to properly clean and care for them. (http://www.
thegardenhelper.com/tools.html is a great website)
Garden shovel, spade, hoe, weeding hoe, cultivator, pruning shear, hedge shear, lopping shear,
rake, trowel, pruning saw
3. Plan and carry out a plan for window or potted garden.
4. Grow three different herbs and use them in at least one recipe.
5. Start a business or fundraiser using plants that you have grown. For example you could grow Basil in small pots
and sell them. You could make tags with “Basil by Butterflies” or a similar name to advertise your business or event.
6. Plant and create a window or potted garden.
7. Learn the history of scarecrows and create one for your garden.
8. Learn about 3 different careers that involve growing fruits and vegetables. What education would you need for
this career? What is the average pay and work schedule?
9. Read a book about gardening and look through a garden catalog. Using what you learned in the book and the
catalog, create a budget for creating a dream garden. List the plants that you would plant, the tools you would need,
etc. How much would your dream garden cost you?
10. Donate items from your garden to a community food bank or rescue mission.
11. Visit your local county extension agent’s office, a local university agricultural or horticultural department, or local
produce farm. Report on what you learned.
Eagle: Do 7 requirements including the 2 starred.
1.* Plan out a garden of at least 7 different fruits and vegetables using graph paper. Make sure to leave enough
room for each plant as they grow as well as walk ways so that you can get to your plants to weed and harvest them.
Plant and raise at least 7 different vegetables or fruits from seeds or seedlings and care for them until they are ready
to harvest. Know what type of soil they need, and how much water and sunlight they should have. Recognize the
difference between your seedlings and weeds and keep your garden weeded as well. Make plant markers for the
plants you have chosen.
Be able to identify at least 3 pests, insect or disease, that may damage your garden. Find at least 2 organic
methods for dealing with each.
Learn what the following garden tools are used for and how to properly clean and care for them. (http://www.
thegardenhelper.com/tools.html is a great website)
Garden shovel, spade, hoe, weeding hoe, cultivator, pruning shear, hedge shear, lopping shear,
rake, trowel, pruning saw
2.* Read a book about gardening and look through a garden catalog. Using what you learned in the book and the
catalog, create a budget for creating a dream garden. List the plants that you would plant, the tools you would need,
etc. How much would your dream garden cost you?
3. Plan and create a window or potted garden.
4. Participate in a farmer’s market and sell some of your produce.
5. Start a business or fundraiser using plants that you have grown. For example you could grow Basil in small pots
and sell them. You could make tags with “Basil by Butterflies” or a similar name to advertise your business or event.
6. Learn the history of scarecrows and create one for your garden.
7. Build a compost bin and maintain it for 90 days.
8. Donate items from your garden to a community food bank or rescue mission.
9. Learn about 3 different careers that involve growing fruits and vegetables. What education would you need for
this career? What is the average pay and work schedule? (If you did this requirement as a Butterfly you must
choose different careers.)
10. Visit your local county extension agent’s office, a local university agricultural or horticultural department, or local
produce farm. Report on what you learned.
11. Read a book about gardening and look through a garden catalog. Using what you learned in the book and the
catalog, create a budget for creating a dream garden. List the plants that you would plant, the tools you would need,
etc. How much would your dream garden cost you?