Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown in greenhouses, hydroponically on a long stem with clusters of fruit.
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown in greenhouses, hydroponically on stems that are trained to a string.
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown in greenhouses, hanging vertically down.
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.
Where & how do they grow?
Grown either outdoors or in greenhouses in soil.
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown outdoors in fields in long straight rows.
Where & how do they grow?
Usually grown outdoors in fields in long straight rows.
Where & how do they grow?
Always grown in a greenhouse, either in trays or in a punnet.
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:
What are salads?
What is this?
Where are they grown?
– In a greenhouse
– Outside in the soil
How are they grown?
– Horizontal crops
– Vertical crops