Let's Plan! Student's Guide to Growing Fruit Trees
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- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
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- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
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- Review due · Low
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Product description
From popular children’s gardening expert Leah Brooks, <em>Let’s Plan! A Student’s Guide to Growing Fruit Trees (Florida Edition)</em> is a hands-on, interactive workbook that introduces students to the exciting world of fruit trees through engaging activities and real-world observation.<br><br>This is a digital only resource.<br><br>This guide teaches students how to successfully grow, care for, and harvest fruit trees, with special emphasis on selecting the right tree, proper planting techniques, chill hours, hardiness, and site selection—key factors for success in Florida gardens.<br><br>Packed with clear instructions, lesson plans, educational games, and science-based activities, this guide helps students build curiosity, strengthen observation skills, and develop scientific thinking while learning how fruit trees grow.<br><br>Publisher: Grow · Learn · Garden<br>Author: Leah Brooks, Florida Master Gardener Trained<br><br>This practical guide walks students step-by-step through choosing the right fruit trees for South, Central, and North Florida, with clear explanations of chill hours, hardiness zones, frost concerns, and site selection.<br><br>Students don’t just read—they observe, plan, track, and think like scientists as they follow the full life cycle of fruit trees from planting to harvest.<br><br><strong>What Students Will Learn:</strong><br><ul><li>How to choose fruit trees based on Florida regions, hardiness zones, and chill hours</li><li>The science behind blossoms, pollination, dormancy, and fruit development</li><li>Proper planting techniques, watering schedules, mulching, and pruning basics</li><li>How to care for fruit trees through weekly observation and maintenance</li><li>Differences between self-fertile trees and pollination partners</li><li>The life cycle and anatomy of fruit trees</li><li>How to track growth using observation logs and timelines</li><li>Real-world gardening skills through hands-on projects and activities</li></ul>
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- FESUA_DailySkillBuilding
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- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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