How to grow tomatoes in the greenhouse
~ tomatoes love to be grown in a warm environment so a cold unheared greenhouse provides a climate that makes tomatoes thrive
~ companion planting ala bob flowerdew has long served us well in how to grow vegetables with kids adventures .. Maya loves unterplanting marigold flowers among the tomato plants in the greenhouse to ward if pests that attack tomato plants
~ we have planted the tomatoes with some greenhouse cucumbers and as a first for our gardening with kids activities Mata is experimenting with growing melons in our greenhouse … wish us luck
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Lucy Gardening for Kids Journal May
• we had a great time studying some of the old medicinal gardens and drawing of formal herb gardens in the science museum in London
• a lot of herbs used to be grown specifically for their medicinal purposes , a practice that is finding a revival again today • growing lavender in a herb garden for kids is easy and a spring of lavender on your pillow is said relieve tension and headdaches
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Recycled Seed Pots ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lucy Gardens Kid Gardening Journal May
• recycled seed pots for planting seeds in the garden or starting them of in a warm place or greenhouse can be made from old newspaper
• simply using a large round wooden dowel around which the newspaper can be formed leaving the top open and folding thebottom in to create
A pot shape
• the recycled seedpot can be filled with potting compost or seed compost , watered after the seed has been planted • once the new plant emerges and is strong enough and the weather warms up the whole recycled pot can be planted .. Thus there is minimum disturbance of the roots and the plant can get off to a good healthy start
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Lucy Gardening with Kids Diary May
• we live springtime everything is blooming and we spotted the most beautiful sea of yellow on our travels .. The rapeseed flowers in bloom look like a landscape painting … Covering all the fields in yellow rapeseed flowers .. • rapeseed is grown as a commercial plant for making rapeseedoil
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• we had great fun picking some nettles … Especially the spring young nettle tops for making delicious homemade nettle soup
Homemade nettle soup recipe
• 4 big handful of nettle tops • some potatoes • some stock • a bit of garlic • some freshly picked chives harvested in the garden • a small knob of butter • simmer for 30 min • liquidise and serve with a little bit of cream
Yum .. This hommade nettle soup also freezes well
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April
Building Survival Shelters is an interesting Bushcraft Activity for Kids..
From Finding a Suitable Spot, to collecting the right length wooden sticks , to filling in the shelter with lots of loose leaves for extra protection from the elements of nature ..Rain, Wind and Animals
A view of the Wilderness Survival Shelter … all the sticks facing in one direction so one could climb in and make a slow burning long log fire to keep warm
A View of the Finished Shelter..
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Lucy Learns Kid gardening Diary April
~ spotted a smiley scarecrow at a local garden nursery
~ as it is spring he has not got much of a job to do yet … But soon he will be protecting the crops from cheeky birds hoping for a feast
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Spring Flowers are coming out in full bloom .. lots of color is making itself seen after a harsh winter …just look at these wonderful narcissus daffodil .. or Osterglocken in German :-)
Lucy Learns Gardening for Kids blog ~ April
~ we have had lots if rain .. Installed a few more waterbutts to collect the rainwater
~ maya has been planting some early seed potatoes .. Freshly watered them in with our collected rainwater
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The Weather is warmer..and we can see the newts from our pond coming out of their winter hiding places …
Whilst Maya was busy diffing up the new bed ready for some vegetable seeds to go in ..this little newt came out all sleepy and ready to take a peek at the daylight
Soon the lonley lizard was joined by a couple of friends, Maya got out a little cloche..turned it into a newt sanctuary so we could watch the little critters for a while … add a leaf and a piece of chipped of bark for a bit of shade and watch the newts play in the water .
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