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  • 1.  Direct Sowing for Little Hands!

    Posted 04-04-2022 10:40:00 PM
    hello garden teachers! Looking for tips / suggestions for direct sowing seeds with ages 2-4. I am in NE so we can now do some cold weather thinfs - lettuce, kale, snap peas, some annual flowers…. would love tips for how to make it fun and manageable  for the little fingers and early fine motor skills.

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    cathy Hartenstein
    Cunniff Elementary School and Peapod Garden and Nature Education
    watertown ma
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  • 2.  RE: Direct Sowing for Little Hands!

    Posted 04-05-2022 12:00:00 PM
    We like to use spice shakers or parmesan cheese containers for small things like lettuce and carrot seed, and to mix them with about 3 parts sand for 1 part seeds so that little ones can broadcast sow without crowding.

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    Hawthorn McCracken
    Rooted
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  • 3.  RE: Direct Sowing for Little Hands!

    Posted 04-06-2022 11:40:00 AM
    Hi Cathy! We briefly talked about planting with young kids during one of our previous Community Chats. A few ideas were shared that might be helpful and we also talked a little bit about planting with groups of kids, too. The recording is here and the time stamp is included so you can jump ahead to that part!

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    Amelia Dupuis
    Kids Garden Community Manager
    KidsGardening
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  • 4.  RE: Direct Sowing for Little Hands!

    Posted 05-02-2022 02:01:00 PM
    I like to save empty glitter jars or spice jars for the seeds.  The children like to "sprinkle" seeds and they don't all end up in one spot.

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    Lisa Smith
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