Gardening Merit Badge Helps and Documents

Scouts plant flowers and vegetables while working on the Gardening merit badge. They also learn how to garden safely. Seed germination experiments and the study of pollination help Scouts understand the science of gardening. They also learn about different methods such as composting, vermiposting, and hydroponics.

Get the Gardening Merit Badge pamphlet

Printable helps for requirements:

Printable requirements for Gardening Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for Gardening Merit Badge

Printable note sheet for Gardening Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for all Scouts BSA merit badges

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Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Helps and Documents

The Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Award is the bronze (first) level Supernova Award for Scouts BSA. To earn this award, Scouts must earn three Nova awards, the Scholarship merit badge, and four Nova approved STEM related merit badges. They must also complete two Supernova activities.

Mendel’s Minions Scouts BSA Nova Award (Genetic Science) Helps and Documents

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Thomas Edison Supernova Award Helps and Documents

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Plant a Pizza Garden

Spring is in the air! Get your Scouts out gardening. One way to get them interested in playing in the dirt and in healthy eating habits is to plant a pizza garden. They might be more willing to try different fresh foods if they harvest them from plants they tended.