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Gardening with Kids

22.02.78

Some people bring their children to the garden to teach them about healthy food or to introduce them to nature. For others, it’s a way to get them away from the electronic screen. For some, it’s a way of continuing a family tradition.

For Rachel Parker’s girls, going to the community garden means having fun. First of all, there’s the dirt. There are holes to dig and piles of dirt to move around. Rachel says that until kids are at least two and a half, that’s the best thing of all. Child-size shovels make it even better.

Then there are seeds to plant and water. Fast growing plants like radishes, lettuce and marigolds are satisfying because you can see your results in a few weeks (for the flowers on the marigolds it takes a little longer). Watering with a hose on gentle or with child-size watering cans is absorbing. The Parker girls like to water with the wand at the end of the hose – just holding something called a wand is halfway to being a wizard or a fairy princess. (Speaking of watering, it‘s a good idea for kids to wash hands often when  gardening in urban soil , and it’s not a good idea to let children eat a peck of dirt.)

Source: Patch.com

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Patch.com - Jul 14, 2011
My old watering can is well over a quarter-century old but it still serves me every well. I often think back to when I was child and my grandfather would take out his ancient galvanized metal watering-can and perform the very same task I am still doing