Micro-gardening Scheme I.S. and CARE

F.1 Interclass Micro-Gardening Competition (IMC): Season 1 Date: From 11 Oct to 9 Dec (~ 2 months) Venue: Roof garden Format: Training workshops & Outing to e-Farm are provided. Participants will be allowed to use the facilities in the roof garden after-school. Class representatives: 3 – 6 students Assessment criteria include the following: daily performance of the class representatives conditions of the harvest

Assessment Criteria Personal Daily Performance Plant Serving 1. Attendance 2. Punctuality 3. Participation / Engagement   Plant Serving 1. Amount of weeds in Planting Pot 2. Size of Vegetables 3. Outlook of Vegetables 4. Distribution of Vegetables in Planting Pot

Venue: Roof garden

Stage 1 : Soil Preparation & Seedling (11 Oct) Sow 3 to 4 types of seeds into the organic soil

Stage 2 : Seed-growing (21 Oct) After 1 – 2 weeks Irrigate the seeds every non-rainy day

Stage 3 : Seeding-growing (9 Nov) Lettuce Bak choi After 2 – 3 weeks Irrigate the seedlings every non-rainy day Cut off unhealthy leaves and stems

Stage 4 : Plant-growing (23 Nov) After 2 weeks Irrigate the plants every non-rainy day Add organic fertilizer every two weeks Remove the grasses every two days

Stage 5 : Harvesting (9 Dec) After 2 weeks Enjoy the vegetables with your family!

Season 1: Timeline of Micro-gardening Scheme Date Event 11 Oct (Tue) Soil Preparation & Seeding 21 Oct (Fri) Seed-growing 9 Nov (Wed) Seedling-growing 23 Nov (Wed) Plant-growing 9 Dec (Fri) Harvesting 16 Dec (Fri) Prize Presentation (Hall Assembly)

Prize Presentation Tentatively on 16/12 (Fri) during the Morning Assembly at the School Hall

Outing to e-Farm on 5/11, Sat (Tentative) Exclusively for class representatives ONLY !!!

You are an organic farmer now! End of season 1 You are an organic farmer now! Now recruit for 3 – 6 class representatives and choose 1 as the group leader