Your kids may ask what organic gardening is. Organic gardening is a
completely natural way to garden. It doesn’t involve nasty chemicals or
weed killing sprays. The soils contain natural materials and no
additives that could be considered synthetic and harmful. Why would you
want to garden organically with your kids? Here are some reasons and
benefits of organic gardening with the kids.
If the winter cold is keeping the kids away from garden thoughts, try
making a garden mural. A garden mural can be as simple as a piece of
paper to an elaborate stone decorative piece. Here are some ideas on
building a kid's garden mural.
The cold winds are blowing. The kids are at school wondering how the
summer went by so fast. The garden produced a lot this year. Now it’s
time to pack up the garden gear and keep it safe until the spring thaws
of next year. But how do you get the kids involved? The same way you had
them involved with the chores throughout summer. Discuss and show the
importance of cleaning up and preparing for the garden's winter sleep.
A gardening life is a fascinating life. Imagine what it would feel
like to garden for a job! This would be heaven to most gardeners
including kid gardeners. To celebrate school and learning, we’ll talk
about careers related to gardening.
When Autumn comes, you’ll be ready. You’ll have the biggest (or
smallest) pumpkins around. Pumpkins are the best garden plant a kid
could have besides sunflowers. They are easy to grow too. Here's how to
grow some pumpkins in your kid's garden.
Kids seem to thrive on collecting things. Collecting the seeds from the plants
that you grow each year in the gardens can save effort, time and money in next
year’s gardens. Try to get the kids to collect seeds for the kid’s gardens.
It's almost autumn. The garden has started to dwindle. Perhaps only a
few vegetables remain. But the autumn flowers may be in full bloom.
Chrysanthemums, marigolds and even late zinnias are just a few of the
autumn flowers that can be pressed for later use.
When
kids harvest the garden, they are not just helping you harvest the
vegetables. They are harvesting knowledge.
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