GARDENING PROJECTS:
Magic in a Pot
Place some pebbles at the bottom of a bucket or a 9-inch planting pot. Fill the pot to the brim with potting compost. Sprinkle about 20 seeds on the top, cover them with a bit of compost, and water them. Leave the pot in a warm, light place. After a couple weeks, seedlings will begin to show.
When you have good growth from your seedlings, you can put the pot outside. Place little plastic figures or tiny gnomes among the little plants.
Herb Seed Starter
Fill an empty carton with compost. Push one seed into each cup so that it is covered by the soil. Water to make the soil damp. Shoots should appear after about a week or two. When the shoots are strong enough, transfer them into the garden. Stick a labeled popsicle stick into each cup so you know what your growing.
Tool Tote
Use scissors to cut away the top front section of a plastic milk jug. Decorate it with permanent markers or stickers. Some useful things for gardeners are loves, a trowel, old forks and spoons, scissors, plant labels and permanent markers, water dropper and a magnifying lens.
Garden Diary
All gardeners need diaries to keep track of their plants-when and where the seeds were planted, when they sprouted, and special things you did to make them grow better.
UTAH GARDENS TO VISIT:
Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City
www.redbuttegarden.org
-Family Night in the Garden
-Children’s Drop in Saturday Classes
Utah Botanical Center, Kaysville
www.utahbotanicalcenter.org
-Family Night 3 times a year
-Garden Fair in late August
The Conservation Garden Park, West Jordan
www.conservationgardenpark.org
Garden Fair in September
Similar gardens in other counties can be found at www.slowtheflow.org
KIDS GARDEN BOOKS:
Green Thumbs: A Kid’s Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening
by Laurie Carlson
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Activities To Do in the Garden
by Sharon Lovejoy
Up, Down, and Around
by Katherine Ayres
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