Want to encourage your children to start gardening with you? Let them choose some fun seeds that make the entire experience productive and enjoyable for the whole family. Below are some great seeds that can help teach your children the joys of gardening.
Pumpkins
Pumpkins require a small amount of space because they prefer to sprawl out on the ground, but watching them develop is quite exciting. Of course, carving your own homegrown pumpkin for Halloween is a tonne of fun as well.
Additionally, it’s wonderful for kids to see the seeds as they remove the pumpkin’s interior and connect them to the ones they sown earlier in the year. And after Halloween is done, you may change them into a pumpkin bird feeder or create a pumpkin fairy house in its place.
Marigolds
Another edible flower is the marigold, which is also very easy to cultivate and looks fantastic in the garden whether it is grown in a pot or directly in the ground. They act as an organic pest control in gardens, particularly around tomatoes, strawberries, potatoes, beans, and squash. They also bring bees to the garden, which is a fantastic advantage that will encourage the growth of your veggies and the blooming of other flowers.
Sunflowers
With good reason, sunflowers are a staple for cultivating with kids. The plants aren’t finicky, as long as you water them frequently and provide them support as they become higher, and the seeds aren’t too little, making them ideal for little hands to handle (bamboo canes are strong enough).
If you all nurture a plant and compete to see who can grow it the tallest, you can also incite some family rivalry. This can be a lot of healthy and competitive fun for the whole family.
Poppies
There are many kinds of poppies, all of which are quite simple to grow, despite the fact that the traditional red poppies are a weed that will grow anywhere soil has been disturbed. Additionally, once you start planting them, you can be sure that your garden will be covered in poppies for many years to come because they self-seed the region.
Sweet Peas
With so many sweet pea varieties available in a wide variety of jewel and pastel colours, you can truly set youngsters loose with the seed catalogue. Sweet peas don’t require a lot of room and will thrive in a container or border due to their medium-sized, manageable seeds and accommodatingly easy growth.
They require support because they are climbing plants, and because they are thirsty, heavy-handed watering is appropriate. Flowers will continue to bloom throughout the Summer if you put them in tiny jars about the house and cut more than they grow. They also have a wonderful smell, which certainly adds to their appeal.
Author bio: Leslie Vincent, Gardening Expert, Atkins Ireland, a leading supplier of garden tools & machinery, farm parts, tractors and tractor parts, and much more.