It is a sad to see how nature is treated these days. People do not pay much attention anymore to the environmental problems. What can be done about this? As with most things we should start with the children. It is good to children involved with environmental friendly activities. One activity that children could easily get into is to plant a home backyard garden. Let them come up with some home garden ideas and see where it takes you.
Children benefit from gardening in several ways:
- Children are taught the wonders of science, like the plant’s life cycle.
- They can enjoy watching the seeds they plant evolve into fully grown plants.
- Kids will learn how and where the foods they eat come from.
- Studies show that gardening can reduce stress because of its calming effect for all ages.
- It helps build a child’s self-esteem knowing they accomplished a goal and saw the rewards.
- They spend more time with you. Kids say the darnedest things and you will be around to hear them all!
Whether it be an outdoor garden or a small patio garden, you will enjoy planting a vegetable garden with your kids. You might even get them to try a new vegetable if they grow it themselves. Home garden vegetables are fresher and healthier than any you can buy in stores. To make it even more educational, grow an organic garden. That will teach them a little more science and make for a healthier home garden vegetable.
Make sure that you and the kids will have time to care for your home garden. If the plants start dying or if weeds get a head start on you, then you and the kids may get disheartened. There is a lot of work that goes into growing a garden in between planting and harvesting.
The best gardening advice that can be given is to do all things with moderation. Keep in mind that too little and too much of something is never good. One more great idea is to get a vegetable garden book that will teach you and the kids how to get started with a backyard garden.
