Show your kids how to prepare their garden for planting.
The best way to prepare a garden for planting is to improve the soil. When you improve the soil, it will be easier to dig and turn, have more nutrients for your plants, and hold moisture better.
Start a composting bin or pile. Teach your kids about the benefits of composting and how to use it and other natural additions to best prepare the garden soil. Start a ‘worm box’ and harvest the castings for starting plants.
Do a soil prep test to see what your soil needs and add worms and organic material to the garden to get the desired soil consistency, nutrients, pH, etc.
Help them get the garden ready for the plants, arrange the plants, plant the plants, fertilize the plants (if needed), water the plants, and pull weeds. Show them how to use mulch to control weeds and hold in moisture.
After the garden is done for the year, teach your kids seasonal care of their garden.
