How To Grow Kohlrabi
Learn to grow kohlrabi. A crunchy root that has so many uses and is super easy for the beginner gardener.
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Awesome Tips For Your First Vegetable Garden
Well, it’s almost time to start a new growing season so i thought it would be a great time to look at some vegetable garden tips and tricks to get your year off to a great start. Every year, every gardener will have successes and failures when growing vegetables. Last year, we managed to grow …
A Beginner’s Guide To Gardening With Kids
A Beginner’s Guide To Gardening With Kids Just before we got married in 2008, we were offered an allotment. Shocked but excited we signed up and arrived to another blank canvas of a brand new allotment. There was nothing except a muddy field and a few sheds. It was daunting, but now, after 3 …
11 Ways To Bring Nature Indoors With Kids
Winter is hanging on with both hands right now, it’s so frustrating not to be able to get outdoors. Some days are so Spring like and calm it’s wonderful and the spring flowers are growing steadily. Then there’s days like today. Wet, cold and windy. YUCK! So I decided to share some ways …
12 EASY PLANTS FOR KIDS TO GROW
12 EASY PLANTS FOR KIDS TO GROW Growing seeds is an amazing activity to do with kids, not only are they entertained for a little while, they are learning so much. They are literally bringing a life into the world with their own hands. I remember making a ‘Grass Head’ at home growing up and …
HOW TO GROW SWEET PEAS WITH KIDS
Sowing Sweetpeas with the kids is a wonderful fun activity for all ages. The seeds are large enough for small hands to handle, and It’s a great excuse to think about those long summer days. Today we’re spending a miserable January day sowing our Sweetpea seeds. Dreaming of Summer! There is nothing better than the …
8 Reasons All Kids Should Grow Vegetables
8 Reasons All Kids Should Grow Vegetables. Since my little munchkins were tiny, they’ve helped me grow things. Firstly, in pots, then in the garden and now in our allotment, infact they are the main reason we have an allotment. We get so much from it not just organic fruit and vegetables but so much …
Growing Beetroot With Your Kids
HOW TO START GROWING BEETROOT WITH KIDS Growing beetroot is one of the easiest things to do and it’s one of our favourite vegetables. We use it in soups, cakes, roasted hot with rosemary or grated onto salads. It can be baked, dried into crisps, and eaten fresh or pickled into a jar. It’s also …