Gardening Gifts FAQ:
I am babysitting two children this summer, ages 3 and 6. I don’t have transportation available to me, and their home is not within walking distance of anything.
In brainstorming ideas of what to do, I thought of doing a garden with them.
However, their parents rent a home and don’t have a very large yard, so we can’t have one in the ground.
What are some plants that can handle living and producing in pots?
I want to do veggies or flowers that can be cut- things that they can take pride in having grown.
Help????? My thumb is more black than green…
I am babysitting two children this summer, ages 3 and 6. I don’t have transportation available to me, and their home is not within walking distance of anything.
In brainstorming ideas of what to do, I thought of doing a garden with them.
However, their parents rent a home and don’t have a very large yard, so we can’t have one in the ground.
What are some plants that can handle living and producing in pots?
I want to do veggies or flowers that can be cut- things that they can take pride in having grown.
Help????? My thumb is more black than green…
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Pansy’s, miniature conifer trees. cabbages .most plants that can be planted in the garden can go in to pots and vegetables tomatoes are the best they have to be planted in to seed trays then when they start to get leaves on them a bigger pot then when a few inches bigger a larger pot or try water cress
Zinnia seeds grow and give you flowers fast. Cucumbers, zucchini and yellow squash can grow up a trellis or fence, grow really fast and the kids can eat what they grow.
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Pretty much any garden plant can be grown in a pot, but try to stay away from anything that needs tons of water, like roses, tomatoes, stuff like that, unless you’re home often enough to water them every day.
For flowers, just anything that fits the sort of sun that the garden gets. Also, you need make sure that what you get does well in your zone, so these will sort of be general suggestions.
For flowers, geraniums and other annuals usually do well in pots. If you want cutflowers, do bulbs like tulips, lillies, daff’s. They are very easy and rewarding. You can also do herbs that they can use when they cook, like basil, oregano, parsely.
For fruit and veggies… If you buy tomatoes, get a bush type (Determinate), so you don’t have to stake it and prune it (unless you have the time and money for the stuff to do it) Kids like cherry tomatoes that are sweet. There are also cool novelty green, purple, and orange tomato varieties.
You could also do strawberries or any native berries that grow well in your climate.
Stick with things that are easy and grow fast, like bulbs, herbs, berries, and easy veggies. Good luck!
there are plenty of vegetable’s that can be grown in pots cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, there is a variety of carrots that is small but the season is short and the carrots are supposed to be pretty sweet. As for flowers some of the fun ones for children might be johnny jump ups(they are always happy because they have a smile on there face) Pansy’s, snapdragons,petunias and nasturtiums. There are so many different kinds of flowers that would work you might just want to pick out a few different colors so you have a variety. Good luck and have fun !
I’m old but here is what my mom did for us. She took a small sweet potato and put it in a container of water. Half in the water and half out. It would sprout a sweet potato vine and grow like crazy.
I think pansies would do fine. Any annual might be what you are looking for. My granddaughter and I planted small marigolds in pots. Rose moss is pretty also. Good luck with the kids.