- Give each child their own pot or small bed.
- Start with fast sprouters — red amaranth, radish, coriander.
- Introduce worms, butterflies and bees.
- Cook something they grew themselves.
- Keep sharp tools and any sprays out of reach.
Getting children into the garden
Seeds and trowels in small hands — a lifelong relationship with food.
Related reading
Choosing your site: where to put garden and home
Flood level, water, sun and slope — what to check before you commit to a spot.
Food Freedom: a year of eating only what you grow and forage
What we can learn from Robin Greenfield’s year-long experiment.
Majors, minors and rookies: planning what to grow
Put what your family eats most first and experiments last.