1.1 The growth cycle of crops as a means to devising the scheme of work

Crop calendars can be used for planning the school farm work for the crops selected and for designing the appropriate scheme of work. Care should be taken to select crops whose growth cycle is so short that neither tilling nor harvesting fall in holiday periods.The calendar for a particular crop should always be checked against the holiday periods of the academic year in question. In so doing one easily sees which farm jobs may be delayed because of holidays. Whenever this seems a danger, the teachers should organize a roster for supervising the farm during holidays early enough. Carelessness in this respect may lead to heavy losses on the school farm, and will expose the school to the ridicule of local farmers.

The calendar for a particular crop should always be checked against the holiday periods of the academic year in question.