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Post by daylilydude on Jan 15, 2011 7:18:08 GMT -5
Do you have one of these, and what do you let them grow in it?
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Post by txdirtdog on Jan 15, 2011 7:52:01 GMT -5
The oldest boy has his as of this fall. He has arugula, a little spinach, a few chives, some parsley and some radish. All of these are his choices. We gave him a gift certificate to a seed company for Christmas and he already has his seeds for spring: 4 o'clocks, 2 types of wild strawberries and <shudder> King of Mammoth winter squash/pumpkin. I told him the squash would more than take up his garden. Now he's after me to expand his garden. Lol.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 15, 2011 8:35:33 GMT -5
I bought packages of these www.ttseeds.com/PHP/home.phpfor my Grandkids and another family I know a few years back. My son was in a flat at the top of an old house at the time and container growing on landing didn't go so well. The squirrels and raccoons helped themselves to what did grow. But it's got a little of everything in it. What the seed company does is mix varieties that they don't otherwise package and sell. So it had several varieties of bean seed, sunflowers, grains...My Grandson had lots of fun sorting seed by size and shape, lol
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Post by sorellina on Jan 15, 2011 8:46:45 GMT -5
Ciao all- My stepson, Tristan, has had a 4 raised bed potager called Munchkinland since he was 5. He usually grows dwarf tomatoes in one, short flowers in one, salad vegetables and brassicas in one, and root vegetables in one. There's a bamboo trellis that has had gourds, mini pumpkins, and runner beans on it. He grew everlasting sweet peas on it one year and wasn't super good at collecting all of the mature seeds, so it kind of looks like those will be a part of the trellis from now on. The summer he turned 8, he got a raised bed for 4 indeterminate tomatoes because he showed great interest in what I was doing and wanted to do some "real science" by crossing tomatoes and growing them out. Children love being a part of the gardening experience, but they quickly lose interest unless it's something of their own. Giving a child autonomy over even a tiny bit of the yard makes them feel powerful, even if you need to reign in some of the decision-making. I remember talking to Tristan about some tall and short plants he wanted to grow and I think there were some vines in there and some perennials. I don't give him so much pre-advice that he feels stifled, though, because I want him to learn from his mistakes. I could talk and talk and talk about the mistakes I make in my own garden, but he remembers his own mistakes and is much less likely to repeat them.
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Post by coppice on Jan 15, 2011 9:53:45 GMT -5
Do you have one of these, and what do you let them grow in it? Trudi used to send back other than just tomatoes... I bet leading questions here (at NJT) would evoke from her other easy (for her to assemble) kids garden give aways... I'm just saying.. Heck if I ever get a year without disaster I may even start sending her tree seeds again.
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