Gardening for the young?

Question

any ideas to inspire 15 -18 year olds to plant veg and flowers?

Answer 1

I commenced my career in horticulture at 151/2 years of age in 1970 as an apprentice gardener

Priorly my interest in gardening was kindled during my early primary years

I suggest taking them to a botanical garden which like a zoo is a living document of plants. A properly founded botanical garden should  educate visitors about the culinary - medicinal + economical value plants provide to our everyday existence.

logon to:

www.rhs.org.uk - [royal horticultural society]

www.rbge.org.uk  [royal botanical garden edinburgh (scotland)

where you should be able to find  a mass of valuable information and links for young people

Answer 2

make it a business opportunity!  sell the veggies or plants or bouquets of flowers.  use the money for a trip for the kids.  

a little ROI might inspire them  :)

Answer 3

Kids love competition.  Make it a contest.  It can be largest harvest or largest specimen.  If your kids are civic minded that may interest them in feeding certain needy segments of their local area.

Answer 4

Difficult age to interest kids in gardening. If you have community gardens in your area maybe they could get a plot there or assist other people who are gardening in the plots. Good luck, you're going to need it.

Answer 5

I tried this for a school age group at daycare. They were interested in planting it but not taking care of it. The younger ones had more fun with it than the 13/14 yr olds.

Answer 6

Im 19, i have 2 veg patches and a herb patch.

My mum always envolved me when i was a kid when she was gardening and sewing seeds.

And always made a big thing when the veg or fruit was ready to harvest.

Hope this helps