Starting A Garden For Kids

Decide between tilling and creating a raised bed.

Starting a garden for kids.

It s better to be thrilled by what you produce in a small garden than be frustrated by the time commitment a big one requires. May 1 2017 at 1 49 pm. Planting flowers was a pastime when i was a child and i especially like the idea of a plant journal. Plus it makes sense to learn gardening basics before investing tons of time and money in this new hobby.

Start with a small garden. Kids also enjoy plants that offer unique shapes such as eggplant or gourds after harvesting gourds can be decorated and used as birdhouses you can even turn them into canteens or maracas. Contact your local cooperative extension service. If you re a beginner start small.

Rainbow gardens are a fun theme for children to participate in. This is a fun and inspiring guide for beginners to gardening. If you don t want to till and nourish the soil you ve got or if you have a bad back and would rather not be bending down so low to garden you can build a raised planting bed with non pressure treated wood. Once you start a garden you ll gain a new appreciation for healthy soil as it improves year after year.

To add interest and color to the vegetable garden you might want to add some flowers and herbs. Gardening with kids allows for the garden to become a very creative place. Each year i add a combination of different types of organic matter including compost worm castings and mulch. Kids love color and gardens can be a very colorful place.

Plants that represent the colors of the rainbow red orange yellow green blue violet and indigo are great teaching tools that are exciting for. A local gardening center can help.