Gardening in childhood: let kids feel the joy of planting

When electronic devices become children's toys, and when adults' spaces are filled with children everywhere, perhaps childhood has already been quietly taken away, with so much less joy of intimacy with nature, and so much less unrestrained happiness! If you can, take your children to join in gardening activities; perhaps it can fill the time we will look back on in the future.

I.What benefits does gardening actually bring to children?

1. Keep children away from electronic devices and bring them back to nature, breathing fresh air and moving their bodies.

2. By observing plant forms, improve children's observation skills.

3. By personally planting, watering, and pulling weeds, exercise children's patience and hands-on ability.

4. In order to grow flowers well and make them more beautiful, it will also stimulate children's imagination.

5. In the later long-term care process, it helps cultivate children's sense of responsibility.

6. Growing flowers can not only be enjoyed by the family and beautify the indoor environment, but also has a very good educational significance for children, letting them experience the fun and feel the joy of life growing.

II. How to grow flowers at home with children?

1. Choose a suitable site. Gardening operations will produce mud, sand, and standing water, so the site must be spacious; a balcony or courtyard will do.

2. Choose suitable weather. Except for rainy days and extreme weather, operations can be carried out. Since during the operation children will consume a lot of physical energy and sweat, it is best to choose early morning. Early morning is also the best time period for planting and repotting plants.

3. Select containers, flower materials, and soil, and prepare the operating tools. (Detailed explanation below)

4. Once all preparations are done, you can start operating. Before operating, it is best to collect more tutorials, or find a flower-growing expert to help.

III.How to choose flower pots?

1. You can use waste materials from home, letting children understand the importance of reusing waste and environmental protection.

2. Buy some containers with unique shapes.

IV. Flowers suitable for children to grow

1. In terms of flower material selection, you can choose some plants with strong vitality and no pungent smell. It is best not to choose cacti, to avoid pricking children during the operation. Of course, also pay attention to whether your child is allergic to the plant, and refer to more materials when choosing flower materials.

2. Seeds from fruit you have eaten are also very good flower materials. Lychee, dragon fruit, pineapple, and others can all grow adorable green plants.

3. You can also use the root and stem parts of some vegetables to let them grow again, such as carrot, garlic, sweet potato, and others.

V.Gardening soil needed

1. Sowing soil: can be prepared with peat mixed with perlite and vermiculite; different seeds have different mixing ratios.

2. General-purpose soil: 5 parts peat soil, 3 parts mountain soil, 1 part garden soil, 1 part vermiculite. This ratio is suitable for the growth of most flowers and plants, and can be adjusted according to different plants.

3. Succulent medium: granular soil mixed with perlite for preparation.

VI. Gardening tools needed

1. Three-piece gardening set: trowel, rake, shovel;

2. Watering can;

3. According to personal preference, you can prepare small accessories to increase the aesthetic appeal.

Once all the preparatory work is done, you can start hands-on operation. Many gardening tools have pointed parts, and young children are curious and active, so remember to ensure children's safety and avoid being scratched by sharp tools.

If it is on the weekend,

invite a few of the children's friends to join in,

it can also enhance communication and friendship among the children.

If there is a house with a yard, that would be even better. And for children whose hometown is in the countryside, experiencing a life close to the soil is also a kind of learning, an accumulation of life experience.

Meifang was lucky enough to photograph a group of self-planted vegetable gardens in a small farmyard: fresh, verdant, cozy, leisurely... all of them make people yearn for them.

Photographed by Meifang / Yucheng, Shandong

Meifang has something to say

While late autumn is still not cold, accompanied by warm sunlight, holding your child's hand, and enjoying the wonderfulness of gardening together as a family, would that not be even better?

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