Articles written by Jeanette Hopkins Of Grantadams Counties Master Gardeners

Jeanette Hopkins of GrantAdams Counties Master Gardeners|Sep 4, 2013

If you work with children or you have children at home, many times planting green beans and sunflowers is a gardening activity that stops before reaching harvest. Children, parents, or leaders then sometimes think once the garden is planted, “Now what?” Some youth continue with their garden projects that can provide nutritious vegetables and opportunities for family time. But other leaders/parents are left caring for gardens alone as children finish some other planned program or lose interest just as harvest is beginning. Finding or cre...