A Grow Kit For Kids

By Olive Pate


You have a great love for gardening and wish to pass on this love to the children in your family. Whether they be your children or grandchildren, purchasing a grow kit for kids will ignite their own passion for planting seeds and growing living things. These small packages will bring on big delights to those you give them to. They will be so excited and delighted to have their own mini garden.

These packages contain everything needed to grow a specific type or types of plants. This includes pots, soil, and seeds. The directions as to how deep to plant the seeds and how much water the plants will need is clearly stated on the packaging. The time it takes to full growth will also be stated.

Youngsters will be exposed first-hand to what it takes to garden on a very small scale. It will also teach them about the consistency and care needed to bring their plants to fruition. They will be watching them daily to see if they have sprouted out of the soil, and then they will eagerly monitor the seedlings for days on end.

Vegetables are excellent plants to sow as children will be more liable to consume them if they have had a large part in the planting and watering process. Quality vegetables that may be planted include carrots, radishes, beans, peas, or small tomatoes.

There is not a wide selection of fruits that grow really well in smaller pots but one of these could be strawberries. What kid does not like strawberries? These packaged seeds could also include starter options for tangerine, lemon, lime or orange trees. After they have reached a certain height, they could be replanted in a larger pot and eventually in the yard. Your entourage will get a real thrill from picking the first fruits from one of these trees.

You can also teach them all about herbs and improve their culinary knowledge. Some great choices include basil, rosemary, dill, mint, oregano, peppermint, and thyme. As the young ones help you with family meals, they will learn a lot about adding flavor to foods through the use of the herbs that they plant and nurture. Again, they will be much more likely to eat these food if they have had a hand in seasoning them.

And don't forget, they can even plant flowers. These varieties can include daisies, petunias, marigolds, zinnias or any other type of flower. They can later put them in larger pots and place them on a front porch or back patio for all to enjoy. They will also make a great gift for a shut-in or a grandparent.

Using these small pots will help their interest in gardening immensely. Next year, they can move on to container gardening and grow such plants as larger tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, green beans, and so much more. If you have yard space, you will eventually be able to introduce them to in-ground gardening and have them assist with the compost, the tilling of the soil, the planting, and weeding that it takes to bring these fruits and vegetables to their full growth.




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