HELPING KIDS GROW
There's something wonderful about watch a kid grow and learn with a little help from Mother Nature and a garden of their very own. All one needs is a small piece of land or some large patio pots, soil, seeds or started plants, a pair of garden gloves and small gardening tools to get going. Since this was my granddaughter's first try at growing her own flowers and vegetables, we started with a sweet potato slip in a mason jar so she could actually see the root system develop with each passing day. We talked about what each plant would need in regards to sunshine, watering, regular weeding and how some garden insects are needed to help keep a garden healthy and happy. All spring and summer long we watched her garden bloom and she was simply thrilled. Many life lessons were learned in this first garden and a happy harvest was the results of our efforts. Although my granddaughter became a bit distressed when her green bean plants slowly died off at summer's end and her