How to Plan a Kid's Vegetable Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Many kids would love to start a vegetable garden, but most children will need help getting one going and keeping up on the care. Plan a kid's vegetable garden that they will love with these tips and guidelines.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Sketch pad and pencil
List of possible vegetables

Step1

Consider space available. Vegetables can take up large amounts of space. Grow vegetables that require less space such as bush cucumbers, radishes, lettuce and bush tomatoes.

Step2

Look into the option of container gardening or vertical gardening. Container gardens are easier for kids to handle because they are smaller and specialized. A vertical garden is a garden that grows up on some sort of trellis or fencing and takes up less space. Although you have to train the vegetables to climb up the trellis or fencing, not all vegetables will grow this way. Ask a greenhouse or a gardening specialist about which vegetables might be best for this kind of planting.

Step3

Write a list of possible vegetables. For younger kids and beginners, try radishes, lettuce or squash. These vegetables are the easiest to grow or take the least amount of care. Tomatoes, peppers and potatoes are also great vegetables to try out. Ask the kids which vegetables they want to grow.

Step4

Limit the size of a kid's first garden. A smaller garden is usually better, especially for the beginner or younger gardeners. Keep the beds around three feet in length or less.

Step5

Encourage young gardeners to use a garden journal. A garden journal helps with all stages of gardening and helps you determine what worked and what didn't work each garden season. It can also be a great place for kids to express their creativity.