Kids
Why Gardening is AWESOME! 🎊
Grow Your Own Food
Pick fresh veggies for dinner!
Learn Science
Watch seeds turn into plants!
Meet Bugs
Make friends with helpful insects!
Stay Active
Digging and watering is exercise!
How to Start Your Garden 🌱
Pick Your Spot
Find a sunny place for your garden!
Prepare the Soil
Dig in the dirt and make it soft and fluffy!
Plant Your Seeds
Follow the directions on the seed packet!
Water Regularly
Give your plants a drink every day!
Watch & Wait
Be patient - good things take time!
Harvest & Enjoy
Pick your veggies and share with friends!
Super Easy Plants to Grow! 🌟
Sunflowers
Super Easy!Giant flowers that follow the sun! Some can grow taller than you!
Cherry Tomatoes
EasySweet little tomatoes perfect for snacking straight from the garden!
Radishes
Super Easy!The fastest vegetable you can grow! Ready in less than a month!
Lettuce
EasyGrow your own salad! You can pick leaves and it keeps growing!
Beans
EasyWatch them climb up a pole like Jack's beanstalk!
Strawberries
EasySweet, juicy berries you can eat right off the plant!
Cool Garden Projects! 🎨
Seed Jar Experiment
Watch seeds sprout in a glass jar! See the roots grow down and the stem grow up.
What You Need:
How to Do It:
- 1Wet a paper towel and line it inside the jar
- 2Place 3-4 bean seeds between the glass and paper towel
- 3Keep the paper towel moist
- 4Watch your seeds sprout in 3-5 days!
Grow an Avocado Tree
Turn an avocado pit into a cool houseplant!
What You Need:
How to Do It:
- 1Clean the avocado pit and let it dry
- 2Stick 3-4 toothpicks around the middle
- 3Suspend it over a glass with water covering the bottom
- 4Wait 2-6 weeks for roots to grow!
Herb Garden in Eggshells
Make tiny gardens in eggshell pots!
What You Need:
How to Do It:
- 1Carefully crack eggs at the top and save the shells
- 2Fill shells with soil
- 3Plant herb seeds (basil, parsley, cilantro)
- 4Water gently and watch them grow!
Worm Compost Bin
Create a home for helper worms that make super soil!
What You Need:
How to Do It:
- 1Poke air holes in the bin
- 2Add shredded newspaper and soil
- 3Add worms from a garden store
- 4Feed them veggie scraps (no meat!)
Amazing Garden Facts! 🧠
A single tree can make enough oxygen for 2 people for a whole year!
One in every three bites of food we eat comes from plants pollinated by bees!
Plants can feel when you touch them and some even respond to music!
Butterflies taste with their feet!
The world's oldest tree is over 5,000 years old!
Apples float in water because they're 25% air!
Carrots were originally purple, not orange!
Sunflowers can clean up radioactive soil!
🛡️Stay Safe While Gardening!🛡️
Ask a Grown-Up
Always garden with an adult nearby!
Wear Gloves
Protect your hands from dirt and thorns!
Wash Your Hands
Clean up after gardening before eating!
Ready to Start Gardening?
Talk to your parents or teachers about starting a garden! You can grow plants at home, at school, or even in a community garden!