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GARDENING WITH CHILDREN

Pam Paulsen County Extension Agent, Horticulture K-State Research & Extension - Reno County. GARDENING WITH CHILDREN. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONS Site Selection.  Safe location  Sunlight  Drainage  Protection  Accessibility & Convenience  People  Water, tools  Wildlife.

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GARDENING WITH CHILDREN

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  1. Pam Paulsen County Extension Agent, Horticulture K-State Research & Extension - Reno County GARDENING WITH CHILDREN

  2. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONSSite Selection Safe location Sunlight Drainage Protection Accessibility & Convenience People Water, tools Wildlife

  3. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONSGarden Design Safety Maintenance Cost Accessibility -pathways, gates Irrigation Expansion Plant Material

  4. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONSSite Preparation Clean area -remove debris, rocks Prepare Soil Mark pathways and garden plots Construct beds Install Irrigation Construct pathways Plant

  5. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONSGarden Care Planting Watering, weeding, mulching School breaks, family vacation Plant protection Clean-up

  6. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONSEquipment & Structures Trellis, Arbors, Fencing Tools, Storage Buckets, Sprayers, Hoses

  7. GARDEN CONSIDERATIONSFertilizers & Pesticides Safe products Environmental effects Organic products Non-chemical methods

  8. GARDEN SAFETY Plant Material Chemicals Tools Supervision Physical Hazards

  9. GARDENING ACTIVITIES Theme Gardens Stepping Stones Weather Station Composting Worm Composting Scarecrow Adopt a plant

  10. Studying Soil

  11. Beautifying the Boys & Girls Club

  12. Getting to know a tree

  13. Stepping Stones for All

  14. Fun in the Garden Making Mud Pies Planting Watermelon Critters Daisies

  15. Plant Propagation

  16. Plantable Seed Cards

  17. Making Stepping Stones

  18. Painting the Stepping Stones

  19. Painting Flower Pots

  20. Planting a Pizza Garden

  21. Pumpkin Planter

  22. T is for Toothache Plant

  23. Pumpkin on a Stick

  24. Entering through the Gourd Gauntlet

  25. Rub a Dub Dub...

  26. Petting Zoo Garden

  27. Yum...Pizza!

  28. Bean Tent

  29. Sunflower House

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