Gardening Terms Kids Should Know

Gardening is a hands on experience for most kids. But reading and learning about the garden doesn’t end with that experience. Knowing some garden terms is also important.

Harvest Fun

There is no specific cut way to harvest. Each plant, each flower has a certain way that it can be harvested. Sometimes many harvests can be had such as with lettuce. Here are some common ideas for harvesting.

Garden Chores

Every morning I go to check on the garden. I finish the watering early in the morning when the cool still permeates the air. Sometime in early afternoon, before the sun gets too high overhead, I go to weeding the garden.

How to Garden with Children

There are days that kids just do not want to be out there, hands dirty and noses poked to the soil. But the kids want your attention.

Lettuce Play, not Plant

Kids want to see things grow quick. We uncovered our strawberries and my youngest daughter yelled at the strawberries to grow and grow quick! I could only laugh. She wasn’t as happy when I explained that the strawberries wouldn’t grow fruit until after they grew blossoms in May. Then, she went off to other adventures outside.

Garden Cycles: Nutrients are Important

Gardens grow. Then they die. But they spring up again with cultivation and care. Some garden plants need replanting. Some gardens need more maintenance than others.

Rain Rain Go Away, Come Back When the Weather’s Hot

What do you do when it’s raining outside and can’t garden outside? Garden inside.

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