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    Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out
    Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out
    Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out
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    Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out

    By Cindy Krezel and Bruce Curtis

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    With 18 projects gleaned from the author's experience as director of the Good Earth Kids' Club, Kids' Container Gardening will teach enthusiastic young gardeners how to create an assortment of container gardens that are simple to make, that are fun to work on, and that make great gifts. Organized by season, the books' chapters will help kids develop their green thumbs with projects ranging from Great Big Garden Bowls for Mom, Father's Day Fountains, and other special occasion/holiday containers to sand art terrariums. In addition to providing the basics on plants and gardening, this helpful guide also includes a glossary of terms, a listing of plants used in the book, a list of resources, and numerous photographs to show kids that they're proceeding on the right path as they create their individual containers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChicago Review Press
    Release dateApr 1, 2010
    ISBN9781613746226
    Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out

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      Kids' Container Gardening - Cindy Krezel

      introduction

      A Few Words for Grown-ups about Gardening with Children

      Gardening gets you in touch with the earth. It’s good for the soul. It’s especially good for children, who have so little control over their own daily lives. Playing God in the garden and learning that our actions can affect the world around us is an important lesson to learn at any age. Gardening with children, in my opinion, is also the best kind of quality time. Ask anyone who gardened with a grandparent. Watch the look on their face as they talk about their memories.

      Ask your little ones if they’d like a garden of their own. It doesn’t have to be big. A garden in a martini glass, a salad bowl, a hanging basket for the porch—all are great ways to start. Give children the supplies they need and then let them go. Who cares if they get it right? Plants are amazingly forgiving. Even killing a plant can be an adventure and a learning experience. And when kids do it well, seeing something they planted themselves actually grow can be the beginning of a lifelong love and a source of memories for a lifetime.

      Sharing this experience with someone makes a lasting impact not only on children but on your relationship with those children. I’m sure you’ll agree—it’s well worth the effort.

      And it’s a lot of fun!

      chapter 1

      before you start

      There are things plants need to grow. If we know them and plan—and plant!—accordingly, our plants will be happy, and so will we. If we try to cut corners and do what’s easy for us but not best for the plants, we won’t have great looking gardens. And since we garden for the fun of it, why not do it right?

      What plants need

      Find out about the plants you choose. Find out what they like. Then see to it that these needs are filled. You wouldn’t send your little sister out into the cold without a coat or forget to feed the dog, would you? Plants tell you what they want in quiet ways. They wilt or turn colors or the leaves curl up or shrivel. You have to watch carefully. If you do, your plants will tell you how they feel.

      Also, if you’re planting two or more plants together, make sure they like the same things. A shade plant that needs a lot of water and one that needs dry soil and sun will never do well in the same container. Get to know the plants you choose and plant them with their friends, those who like the same conditions.

      Roots need water and food, just like people. Some need more, some need less. Some can stand in water, others need almost totally dry soil, with an occasional dunk. Plants will tell you if they are getting enough, not enough, or too much water, if you pay attention to them. Pay attention. Your plants depend on you. They can’t run away.

      The signs of too much and not enough water can look the same if you only look at the leaves. If the leaves wilt or curl up, check the soil. Feel the soil every day or two. Is it wet? Is it dry? Does the soil 91 smell rotten? If you need help finding out what is wrong, ask a person who works at a garden center.

      You also have to be very careful when handling your plants. Never hold a plant by the stem, leaves, or flowers. Always hold it by the roots or by the pot. A plant can be removed from the pot by tipping it on its side or slightly upside down and then knocking gently or pushing from the bottom and freeing it. Then hold it by the roots when planting.

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