Project Title

Green Vegetables Garden

Project Site

SJKT LADANG SABAK BERNAM (school corridor)

Duration

3 months

Objectives

Promote green practices and healthy eating among students

To foster more good values such as hardworking, patient & team work.
To let student experience gardening activity.

Items Needed

Steps

Okra seeds, lady fingers seed

Maze
Watering can
Chilli seed
Students to be divided into small groups (3/4 per group)
1. Soak the Seeds
Soak the seeds overnight in warm water before planting. Wrapping the seeds in
moist paper towels also works well.
2. Prepare the Site
Okras require full sun (at least 8 hours a day) and prefer soil that is loose, fertile
and slightly alkaline.
3. Plant the Seeds
Use a garden hoe to make deep furrows in the garden bed. Space the furrows
apart. Place the presoaked seeds into the furrows, spacing them 6" apart.
Gently rake the soil over the seeds to cover them. After lightly firming the soil,
water the seeds well. Place a garden marker to indicate the crops.
4. Cultivate the Plants
When the seedlings reach approximately 2" tall, thin the plants to one every
foot. Apply a generous layer of mulch around the plants, but do not let the
mulch come in contact with the stems. Okra grows very rapidly in hot weather.
Frequent watering is necessary during the germination and flowering stages, but
after that okra can tolerate dry conditions.
5. Harvest the Okra
In warm weather the immature fruit pods grow very rapidly, often reaching full
size in just a couple days. Students can compare their yields.

Result/End

Benefits of

Other than the students able to spend some quality leisure time in developing

Vegetable Garden

these, properly maintained vegetable gardens can generate income for the
school/club/students. The students can even bring back their vegetables to
home or have a cooking session at school.