You will know that with a little effort you can make your own garden at home. In most cities there are options for urban gardens, and if you have a balcony, a house with a garden or a patio in which you can mount it. If you also have the luck of a piece of land, then the harvest can give you to feed your whole family.
We are going to tell you all the advantages it has share the garden with your children as a space for growth. Not only will they learn about plants, food, but you will instill responsibility and patience. Beyond that there is nothing richer than what is grown at home, fresh and healthy vegetables.
Some useful accessories to start the garden
We start from the idea that you are going to make an urban garden, with which to teach values to the little ones. Some accessories that are on the market and that will be easy for you to get are:
Orchard miniature set. They generally include what children need to plant a small space. The ones we know usually come with a tray with 10, 20 or 30 biodegradable pots, a bag of substrate, labels, varieties of seeds, usually: spinach, cherry tomato, lettuce, arugula. They also have a notebook to record progress, and an illustrated book that explains how to plant a garden. This type of set is ideal for children from 7 years old.
Garden tools type hoe, rake, watering can and shovels of different shapes. These tools can come in a bag, in a wheelbarrow, in the same shower. From 3 or 4 years old they can already use them. It is recommended for children over 3 years old. They are very resistant materials, but at the same time light.
With these core items, as it can also be a garden drawer, or table at the height of the child, and following some tips, you can start growing at home.
Children and gardens, some of the benefits
We have already mentioned some of the benefits of having and maintaining a garden with your children, such as the patience or responsibility. But we want to include that you will practice teamwork, perseverance and effort. In addition, the vegetables will be at hand for the whole family to taste them and learn to eat healthy.
It is possible that throughout the life of the garden you will have to deal with pests, aphids, snails, problems with irrigation and other obstacles. It's time to practice wit, consult and prepare the best strategy together.
In addition the children will enter contact with the nature, even in a controlled way. They will touch the ground, they will be able to have sensations that the supermarket does not give. The orchard will also be a place to experiment and recycle. You will be teaching your children how important it is take care of the environment.
What to grow in the garden and how to do it
One piece of advice that we dare to give you is to grow typical local products in your garden. Thus you will also be giving a value of conserving the indigenous seeds. But this does not mean that you cannot buy seeds from other places and plant beans, lima beans, peas, pumpkins, potatoes, and whatever vegetable you can think of. It is important to include among these crops aromatic plants, medicinal herbs and even flowers that will help pollination.
En internet and in bookstores and libraries There is a lot of educational material, explained for children, in which they tell you when to plant, what type of irrigation you can use, the most suitable season, complementary plants among them and other questions.
We have found very interesting an initiative of the Junta de Andalucía de intergenerational gardens. Being old does not automatically mean knowing about the field, but you can take advantage of this idea to ask the elders of the family and even the grandparents to share time with the grandchildren.