Gardening With Young Children
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I'm Bouritise Schmakedy ( regardless of what it says in the from column. That's my dad's name. ) This isn't really a question. In fact, it isn't a question, but I have just been on the BBC gardening webpage and I saw a message about a man trying to garden with 2 small sons. On there you can reply to all the messages and give advice. I gave a piece of advice that has worked for me and I thought everyone on here would like to read it. My piece of advice is - I personally would wait until the summer when plenty of fruit is around. When you go to the supermarket in summer, if there's plenty of fruit around tell your sons that they can each have one piece of fruit.Let's say one of the boys chooses an apple and the other one chooses a peach. Next time they ask you for a snack, cut the fruit up and give that to them for the snack. But be sure to save the peach stone and at least 2 apple pips. Hopefully they will enjoy the fruit and when either they come out with their plates or you go to get them, put in the suggestion that you have some of the seeds (they probably won't understand the stone and the pips) and why don't you plant them. Hopefully they have enjoyed their fruit so much that they will want to have more at the ready in the next summer. Take them to the library to get a book about growing fruit from seeds from the children's section. It would probably be best if you also get a more detailed book from the adults section. When you have sown the seeds, the idea of more of that scrumpsious fruit will keep them interested and they have a reward for their interest when the tree has produced more fruit. There is no weeding involved and very little picking up leaves. This tree will also see them through their entire childhood if they look after it properly. I'm sorry if that doesn't exactly apply to you - eg. you have 1 boy and 1 girl or you have 2 girls or you have 1 child or you have over 2 children. But feel free to use this idea, just, if you do, reply to this message sayin g whether it worked or didn't work for you. Cheers Bouritise |
Gardening With Young Children
"rich" wrote Hi everyone I'm Bouritise Schmakedy ( regardless of what it says in the from column. That's my dad's name. ) This isn't really a question. In fact, it isn't a question, but I have just been on the BBC gardening webpage and I saw a message about a man trying to garden with 2 small sons. My piece of advice is................snipped advice about growing the children a tree from pips, seed etc........ Cheers Bouritise Nice idea Bouritise :~)) My grandad started me off on the gardening track with rhubarb....... And my gran on the cooking track with the crumble.........:~)) Jenny |
Gardening With Young Children
rich wrote:
Hi everyone I'm Bouritise Schmakedy ( regardless of what it says in the from column. That's my dad's name. ) This isn't really a question. In fact, it isn't a question, but I have just been on the BBC gardening webpage and I saw a message about a man trying to garden with 2 small sons. On there you can reply to all the messages and give advice. I gave a piece of advice that has worked for me and I thought everyone on here would like to read it. My piece of advice is - I personally would wait until the summer when plenty of fruit is around. When you go to the supermarket in summer, if there's plenty of fruit around tell your sons that they can each have one piece of fruit.Let's say one of the boys chooses an apple and the other one chooses a peach. Next time they ask you for a snack, cut the fruit up and give that to them for the snack. But be sure to save the peach stone and at least 2 apple pips. Hopefully they will enjoy the fruit and when either they come out with their plates or you go to get them, put in the suggestion that you have some of the seeds (they probably won't understand the stone and the pips) and why don't you plant them. Hopefully they have enjoyed their fruit so much that they will want to have more at the ready in the next summer. Take them to the library to get a book about growing fruit from seeds from the children's section. It would probably be best if you also get a more detailed book from the adults section. When you have sown the seeds, the idea of more of that scrumpsious fruit will keep them interested and they have a reward for their interest when the tree has produced more fruit. There is no weeding involved and very little picking up leaves. This tree will also see them through their entire childhood if they look after it properly. I'm sorry if that doesn't exactly apply to you - eg. you have 1 boy and 1 girl or you have 2 girls or you have 1 child or you have over 2 children. But feel free to use this idea, just, if you do, reply to this message sayin g whether it worked or didn't work for you. Grand idea,.. You say it has worked for you? You mean you have fruit bearing trees from pips,.. Congrats... I've found kids need something a little more instant to keep their short attention spans. Pumkin family, beans etc have all worked well in the past. Sunflowers are a favourite.. Fruit wise I'd recommend pip growing for younger kids, and as an 'additional' project. For encouraging them to eat more fruit a bought fruit tree is probably a better bet. And your idea assumes you've got kids that will look at fruit!-)) My nephews a fussy little sod sometimes!-) // J |
Gardening With Young Children
"rich" wrote in message ... Hi everyone I'm Bouritise Schmakedy ( regardless of what it says in the from column. That's my dad's name. ) This isn't really a question. In fact, it isn't a question, but I have just been on the BBC gardening webpage and I saw a message about a man trying to garden with 2 small sons. On there you can reply to all the messages and give advice. I gave a piece of advice that has worked for me and I thought everyone on here would like to read it. My piece of advice is - I personally would wait until the summer when plenty of fruit is around. When you go to the supermarket in summer, if there's plenty of fruit around tell your sons that they can each have one piece of fruit.Let's say one of the boys chooses an apple and the other one chooses a peach. Next time they ask you for a snack, cut the fruit up and give that to them for the snack. But be sure to save the peach stone and at least 2 apple pips. Hopefully they will enjoy the fruit and when either they come out with their plates or you go to get them, put in the suggestion that you have some of the seeds (they probably won't understand the stone and the pips) and why don't you plant them. Hopefully they have enjoyed their fruit so much that they will want to have more at the ready in the next summer. Take them to the library to get a book about growing fruit from seeds from the children's section. It would probably be best if you also get a more detailed book from the adults section. When you have sown the seeds, the idea of more of that scrumpsious fruit will keep them interested and they have a reward for their interest when the tree has produced more fruit. There is no weeding involved and very little picking up leaves. This tree will also see them through their entire childhood if they look after it properly. I'm sorry if that doesn't exactly apply to you - eg. you have 1 boy and 1 girl or you have 2 girls or you have 1 child or you have over 2 children. But feel free to use this idea, just, if you do, reply to this message sayin g whether it worked or didn't work for you. Cheers Bouritise My son planted apple pips when in primary 3 - about 7 to 8 years old. His pip grew, and I now look after it tenderly, feeding, potting on, and pruning it. My son, now 13 couldn't give a stuff about it however. Hmmm Chris S |
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