To instill a love for gardening in a child can bring one plenty of joy. Whether the introduction to gardening is a small project or a super duper one, it can be one worth its weight in gold. For gardening is a wholesome activity that, if practiced, can evolve through a whole lifetime.
Should you have the space, time and interest, constructing a small vegetable garden with a child can be an excellent beginning to many lessons, potentially for both of you. With all of the supply of information regarding vegetable patches on the internet, you can figure out your plans immediately. Plus, even the research, should any need to be done can be shared between you and your pupil.
When creating your plan, you should keep in mind that a visual of the proposed end product does speak volumes to a child. So, show them the very goods you intend to grow while roaming through a farmers market. Let them choose, when possible, what the two of you will nurture, and include them every step of the way. That means allowing them to tag along to purchase the seeds, or collect the plants, depending on what juncture you plan to start.
Also, it is best to get your mini partner a set of his, or her, suitably sized tools. Organize a whole lesson surrounding what each utensil is used for, and should this be a precocious child then include what they are not intended for.
Illustrate how the tools should be maintained and make it a habit to clean and put away your implements together after each and every useover and over. Be advised, a kid will note what you do, and what you do not do. As such, you also will have to be on your best form.
Should this be a raised vegetable garden area, then the building of the container is likely toalso be part of the complete project. Of course, the level of involvement here will have to be balanced with the age of the child. But it is good even if they simply watch the cutting of the frame boards, the squaring of the frame, the bracing of the corners, and all the rest.
Then they can get into it, even be hands on, with preparing the soil, plant, water and mulch. Here you can show them that it is all right to get dirty, for there is even a time and place for this also. Plus it can even be a ton of fun.
Another piece that should not be overlooked is creating a scarecrow for this new areas protection. There is the collecting of materials, the design, and the final product to be gathered. Make a note if you need to, there is the all important step of naming the scarecrow too.
To follow through, conduct all of the weeding and removal of unwanted visitors such as snails on a regular basis. This allows the viewer to gleen the necessity for continuous, and regular attention to the plants. Once there are results, you might want to consider organizing with the community a little bartering party. This will show little Peter or Mary that there are several ways value is placed on fresh goods, and the hard work that it takes to produce them.
