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On Mar 24, 10:13*am, Bill wrote:
*Just *like being literate a good example is primary. *Some times
children forced to do anything just shuts down the process . *Of course
not everyone has access to *a potential garden. *Community gardens can
and do fill the gap. *But nothing beats going out back and playing in
the dirt all year long. *Coupled with a garden catalogue perhaps some
garden art. *Visits to all sort s of gardens simple and formal may
inspire.
* If ones parents are not involved perhaps a crazy aunt or uncle can
substitute. *I'm reminded of the star trek captain at academy whose
mentor was a gardener. *The love and interest in nature can be learned
but not forced. *To bring out the wonder is a hope and I feel a good
description of *maturity.

* Bill * * Inspire = to keep spirt in

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA


unfortunately, most parents give their kids the absolute worst
example; they start off gangbusters, toss around a lot of cash, dive
in without much of a plan, particularly regarding weed control; a crop
of peas comes up, about half of them get picked, by summer the weeds
are getting the upper hand, most of the other plants are submerged and
bug ridden, but a few tomato plants stick up from the sea; after a
couple of weeks of tomato harvest they can't even be bothered to pick
the tomatoes any more, and the whole mess stands there all winter as a
monument outside the back window to remind the kids that that's how
you're supposed to see a project through from start to finish.

Maybe they can find something interesting to the children, that they can
support them in?
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- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is
now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of
conception until death." - Rachel Carson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go

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