To add color to your salad, use ingredients such as carrots, red, green or purple bell peppers, red or yellow tomatoes, radishes, rings of sliced onions and a little basil, thyme, dill or parsley. Depending on how much salad you want, you can make the salad section of your garden as large or small as needed. If your wants are minimal, you can even grow a salad in a large tub or other container, planting items in rows or circles. If you want to have fresh salad fixings as long as possible, plan successive sowings of radishes, carrots, and lettuces about 10 to 14 days apart, so that you will have different rows maturing at different times. How to Start Approx.
Gardening offers the opportunity to provide such an experience for today's youth.
An added bonus is that parents don't have to cart kids all over town to participate. The fun is waiting right in your own backyard. However, there are several keys that will unlock success with a children's garden. Peruse the television listings or TV guide for a show on gardening. The learning channel, PBS, the home and garden channel, and discovery are possible vehicles.