Vegetable Gardening with Kids

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

This is a simple guide for vegetable gardening with children. While they may not be able to do everything, children can be helpful with growing vegetables.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

Children can learn about where food comes from and how to grow it. There is also a sense of accomplishment when the food is harvested.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

There are five steps to vegetable gardening with children. 1. Make a plan. 2. Decide where your garden will be located. 3. Select plants. 4. Prepare the soil and plant. 5. Maintain and harvest the vegetables.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

Involve the child with the planning of the gardening plan. Their input, whether small or big, can be their motivation.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

Consider allotting a portion of the garden as the kids-area. This can be  a separate spot that is just for kids to plant and maintain a garden.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

A container garden could be a good idea if you are short on space. It is also an idea for giving a child their own space for a garden.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

Kids like to grow things that they are familiar with. They especially  enjoy plants that grow fast, are something they would eat, and plants  that they can easily take care of and harvest.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

The tasks that kids can do really can depend upon their age. However, there are some tasks that kids of most ages can do to help get a garden started.

Vegetable Gardening with Kids

Kids really tend to excited when they watch something that they planted grow. Then there is the sense of accomplishment when what they planted gets harvested

Vegetable Gardening with Kids