Growing a window garden is a great way to get kids involved in plant science, but also indoor gardening is essential for us apartment dwellers! Did you know you can grow root vegetables indoors?
One of the benefits of membership at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is that we receive their publications every so often. A few years ago their Gardening with Children book arrived in our mailbox but most of the activities were appropriate for older children. I took a look through it the other day and found something I thought Kiddo would enjoy: a see-through root vegetable garden. I am really hoping this is successful because it sounds wonderful.
I had to do some prep-work: I cut out the sides of a half-gallon carton and covered them with plastic film.
Kiddo filled it with dirt.
After we got the soil nice and wet, Kiddo sprinkled in the radish seeds. I'm pretty sure we will have to thin out the seedlings! I also wanted to try carrots, but radish seeds were what we had on hand.
Using a spray bottle for watering kept Kiddo from turning the soil into mud after planting.
Fortunately we have a very sunny window.
I'll let you know how they turn out!
UPDATE: I never took any photos (face palm!), but we did manage to grow a few spindly radishes. And I mean very spindly. Still, it was fun to be able to watch them grow. Here's a photo of them sprouting:
Lisa says
Great job with this!
Melissa says
Love this! I hope it works!
Mom, M.Ed. says
Yea for seedlings! Ben's carrots just popped up...his snap peas are going crazy.
Be sure to keep updating so we can see the progress of these guys!!
Stacie says
That is the best use for what looks like a peri bottle I think I've ever seen. This looks fun!
Stacy says
Stopping by from the CK Edvanture link up. I love the see through idea! It is an idea I'll have to store away for next spring's plant unit! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Shaunna @ Fantastic Fun and Learning says
I love this idea. My daughter would be so excited to make her own planter and then get to observe something growing in it. Thanks for linking this post to Discover and Explore. I'll be featuring this post next Tuesday!
I hope you'll be back to share for our Moon, Stars, and Nighttime Sky theme this week.
LINDA BARR says
Thank you for this wonderful idea. I love doing gardening projects with my grandsons and this one will be so much fun!
Erica MomandKiddo says
Happy gardening!