Getting your children out and about helping in the garden.

Getting your children out and about helping in the garden can be hugely beneficial to their health. Not only is it good for their physical health it also helps to look after their mental wellbeing and educate them about important things like sustainability and caring for the environment.

Here are some ideas to help you to get your children interested in being green fingered.

Get a greenhouse.

A greenhouse is a great addition to any garden but can be anespecially good way to help get your children into gardening. With the warm and humid environment creating a perfect environment for growing a variety of different crops from plants to vegetables, it’s the ideal place to interest your children in taking up gardening as a hobby. 

Giving them their own particular patch or vegetable to look after will help them to learn about looking after plants and whilst spending time together you’ll be able to teach them about the nutritional benefits of growing their own food. 

A greenhouse means your children will be spending time outside in the fresh air rather than cooped up inside watching TV or playing on consoles. By introducing them to gardening at a young age they’ll hopefully grow up with a passion for the outdoors getting plenty of vitamin D rather than becoming teenagers that want to be inside all the time.  

Buy them their own tools.

There are plenty of mini sized tools perfect for children to help give them a bit of ownership over their crops too. From mini watering cans to little trowels and forks, getting your children their own gardening gear is a sure way to keep them interested. 

If you have more than one child, introducing mini competitions between your children is a healthy way to keep them interested. Things like who can grow the biggest tomatoes or plumpest strawberries and tallest sunflower all work well.

Involving children in the cooking stage of making dinner with their freshly grown produce is another successful way to encourage them to want to help out in the garden. Teach them about why growing their own vegetables is better for them than shop bought produce and about the financial benefits. 

Remember, for your plants to grow properly it’s important to keep your greenhouse well ventilated with window openersfrom Rocburn Limited and to install a heater in the colder months so that your plants don’t freeze if there’s a spell of cold weather.