Most children will enjoy a few minutes of digging holes and transferring purchased plants. Watering the plants (and sometimes each other) is typically my grandkids’ favorite part. An empty plastic milk carton makes a perfect lightweight watering container for children. If you are wearing garden gloves, surprise your child with small gloves. Offer lots of positive reinforcement along the way. If you want to try vegetable gardening, start in a sunny spot inside with bean seeds or seedlings like cherry tomatoes in early spring and transfer outside when the danger of frost is past, with the last average date of frost in Oklahoma being March 30. Giving your little one his or her own gardening space by designating an area of a raised bed or providing a pot reinforces the importance of the mission. Planting, harvesting and preparing the carrots they have grown, even if they don’t typically like vegetables, provides a sense of satisfaction in completing the task. You may be surprised how willing children are to eat vegetables they’ve grown themselves!
PLANTING ESTABLISHED PLANTS LIKE LEAF LETTUCE YIELDS FAST RESULTS FOR LITTLE ONES.
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