Starting A Garden For Kids

So i always try to spend my free time on starting out gardening projects for our kids.

Starting a garden for kids.

Contact your local cooperative extension service. May 1 2017 at 1 49 pm. 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. Decide between tilling and creating a raised bed.

Each year i add a combination of different types of organic matter including compost worm castings and mulch. Plus it makes sense to learn gardening basics before investing tons of time and money in this new hobby. Planting flowers was a pastime when i was a child and i especially like the idea of a plant journal. Plants that represent the colors of the rainbow red orange yellow green blue violet and indigo are great teaching tools that are exciting for.

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. Healthy vibrant soil healthy vibrant plants with built in disease and pest resistance and more nutrition. Gardening with kids allows for the garden to become a very creative place. Start with a small garden.

To add interest and color to the vegetable garden you might want to add some flowers and herbs. This is a fun and inspiring guide for beginners to gardening. Once you start a garden you ll gain a new appreciation for healthy soil as it improves year after year. You ll get a feeling for how much time.

Rainbow gardens are a fun theme for children to participate in. A local gardening center can help.