How are salads grown?
Tomatoes
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown in greenhouses, hydroponically on a long stem with clusters of fruit.
peppers
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown in greenhouses, hydroponically on stems that are trained to a string.
cucumbers
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown in greenhouses, hanging vertically down.
lettuce
Where & how do they grow?
Grown either outdoors or in greenhouses in soil, equally spaced across an area. Some lettuce is now also grown hydroponically.
radish
Where & how do they grow?
Grown either outdoors or in greenhouses in soil.
Beetroot
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown outdoors in fields in long straight rows.
spring onion
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown outdoors in fields in long straight rows.
salad cress
Where & how do they grow?
Always grown in a greenhouse, either in trays or in a punnet.
You Will Need
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Lettuce – different types
- Cucumbers
- Radishes
- Beetroot
- Spring onions
- Salad cress
Teachers' Notes
In preparation for this exercise it would be useful to buy several salad ingredients, so children can see the products and how they’re packaged. These could be washed later allowing the children to try the different products or make their own salad. Ingredients could include:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Lettuce – different types
- Cucumbers
- Radishes
- Beetroot
- Spring onions
- Salad cress
- Start the session with a question?
What are salads?
- Move onto holding up an example of each and find out what the class know about each product.
What is this?
Where are they grown?
– In a greenhouse
– Outside in the soil
How are they grown?
– Horizontal crops
– Vertical crops