A Child's First Garden

Remember how much you loved digging in the garden back when you were a kid? Sunlight can help your kids plant their first garden. http://www.homebasics.ca/

What you’ll need:

A child-sized garden plot for your child

Some child-sized gardening tools

An assortment of seeds or plants (vegetables, flowers, or a mix of both)

What to do:

Get your kids involved in deciding what they’d like to plant in their garden. Some kids get really excited about the idea of growing their own vegetables, including their Halloween pumpkin. Others prefer to stick to flowers. (Note: If your child chooses to plant a flower garden, don’t be surprised if he asks if he can plant a sunflower or two. Sunflowers are always a huge hit with kids because of their mammoth size and their spectacular appearance.)

Decide whether you want to start the garden with seeds or plants. Remember to factor in both the growing conditions in your area and your kids’ patience level. The beauty of starting with plants is that you end up with an “instant garden.”

Don’t expect your kids to do all the garden maintenance work themselves. If you pile too many gardening chores on them, you’ll risk turning them off gardening. It’ll seem too much like “work.”

Encourage your kids to keep a gardening journal so that they can keep records of how their garden does from year to year: which plants tend to thrive and which ones are complete non-starters (literally!)

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