Last week I ordered a couple of books on gardening with children. I loved one of them, and although the other had tons of eye candy, I thought it was lacking substance. The book Gardening with Children, one of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guides, is a delight cover to cover. Although meant for adults,…
Category: children gardening
Starting Seeds
Today when Bug, Fairy and Pixie were over we planted our pumpkin, sunflower, gourds, and watermelon seeds in little pots. I was planning on doing it on the back deck but it was very chilly outside so we did it at the dining room table. Hmmm… should I tell you about the floor or can…
Planting the Potato Boxes
After dinner everyone was out in the garden ready to plant the potato seeds. We got 2 varieties from Big Acre. Yukon Gold and Red Nuggets. Fairy and Pixie were all about helping. The girls, especially Fairy, are born gardeners, Bug… not so much so! He looked in on what we were doing but used…