Crafts for Kids: A home garden
It does not take an agricultural engineer or an expert, or have a lot of ground to make a garden. We can ride one at home. You just need to have desire and will, illusion, and some organization. It is a very suitable activity to share with little kids. Apart from teaching them to remove the earth, to observe and care for plants, and thus acquire more affection to the environment, can also represent a good saving for the home.
You can grow and have the vegetables and plants they care about, at home. For a small garden and home, must take into account the size of the plants. It is best to choose the small size, mostly through space. It is also advisable to choose certified seeds to ensure a good harvest.
To begin setting up a garden, it is necessary:
- A wooden box (Those of greengrocers or supermarkets) or wicker.
- Plastic cover
- A small shovel and a rake
- A shower
- Soil
- Seeds of vegetables or other vegetables (lettuce, tomato …) or herbs such as thyme, basil, and oregano
To begin setting up the garden, the first thing is to get some gloves to work, and determine a place where the garden will be located. It is advisable to be a place to receive sunlight for several hours. When buying seeds, you have to check if they are certified because it is important for a good harvest.
The next step is to clean the house, shaping the edge if necessary and if you see necessary, you can paint the outside box. That done, lining the inside of the box with plastic (the one used in the works to protect the soil). Use staples to attach it to the bottom of the box. Make some small holes in the bottom to ensure that plenty of irrigation water does not accumulate in the roots and then rot the plant. Fill all the space with a fat layer of soil.
With the help of the rake to make small furrows on the ground, to introduce the seeds of what you have chosen. Packages usually come in the amount of grain to put on and what is the best time to cultivate. We must respect the timetable for planting each plant. Then lightly cover the seeds, and water. The garden in pots or in a box, as in any other container, it will require more irrigation and fertilizer if in open land. Now it’s only remains for us to control the pests, and wait for our garden to give us signs of life.
