Summertime offers families time to explore new learning experiences. Gardening provides opportunities to learn how soil, sun, water and nutrients affect the growth of plants.
Building a raised bed garden space with your children or grandchildren is a great way to teach them.
‒ Build a square box using untreated lumber and good soil.
‒ Divide it into squares using string to create a theme garden.
‒ Make a pizza garden planting tomatoes, peppers, basil and oregano seeds.
‒ Keep a journal, measure plant growth and take pictures to share.
‒ Harvest and enjoy making pizza using their vegetables and herbs.
For more information, view the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County website at cceoneida.com or call our horticulture hotline on Wednesday and Friday between 9 a.m. and noon at 315-736-3394.
Catherine Bullwinkle is a master gardener volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County.