Is it good to let kids learn how to plant?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (131288)
Philippines
March 22, 2023 5:11am CST
During my primary school years, our teachers taught us how to plant vegetable at the school garden. For them, we need to learn how to plant at a young age. Some of my classmates were so good because they were trained at home before. Nowadays, I noticed that some students in the primary level are not doing this. Despite the situation, I am encouraging my niece to plant some plants at home.
What do you think about this concern?
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@DaddyEvil (126337)
• United States
22 Mar
I don't understand. Some kids like to plant flowers or vegetables and some kids don't care. If the kids want to plant something, help them learn how to do it correctly. If they aren't interested, then don't force them.
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@DaddyEvil (126337)
• United States
22 Mar
@Shavkat That's good...
When my youngest brother and I were seven or eight, we wanted to plant a garden like mom and dad always did. They gave us a small part of the yard to dig up and then gave us seeds to plant. Every couple of days, I saw dad looking over our garden when he thought we wouldn't notice but he never said or did anything... When veggies started coming on ripe, mom and dad made a big deal out of pointing out that my brother and I grew the veggies we were eating for that meal.
We planted our own garden for years...
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@velvet53 (22870)
• Palisade, Colorado
22 Mar
WE always had a big garden when I was growing up so I learned at an early age. When I did daycare I let each child show mw which was their favorite plant of the ones I had. We would then take a clipping from it and put it in water. They got to see the clipping root and most of the children was really excited about it but there was some that didn't care. They also got to help plant seeds in my garden if they wanted too.
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@arunima25 (81779)
• Bangalore, India
22 Mar
It's good to let kids love Nature and respect it. But some kids might not enjoy it like some adults would not like gardening. I would not force it on them.
When my daughters were young, they showed interest and helped me in the garden. Now they don't find it interesting.
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@arunima25 (81779)
• Bangalore, India
29 Mar
@Shavkat Many don't have a green thumb. But I have seem many improving with time and practice. Even plants respond to your love and care 

@leighnyork (800)
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22 Mar
I think this is happening because the education system has changed over time.
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@RebeccasFarm (102969)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
22 Mar
Oh yes it is..it is very important these days too.
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@wolfgirl569 (78056)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar
We all should know how to grow things
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@aninditasen (13911)
• Raurkela, India
22 Mar
In India houses are losing gardens and plants. Children however should learn how to plant.
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@allknowing (120691)
• India
23 Mar
We too had a garden in the school and we were taught how to plant. It is a must
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@sjvg1976 (41894)
• Delhi, India
22 Mar
I remember when my kids were in kinder garden they were taught how to plant fruits/vegetables in the park. From then my kids got an interest in gardening and she does something frequently in the pots, yesterday itself she put some seeds of tomato in the pot and regularly watering the pot.
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@ShyBear88 (57572)
• Sterling, Virginia
22 Mar
What children learn is schools is really up to the school, the teacher and were you live.
My kids school do the plant cycle so yes in Elementary school so some teachers do let the kids plant a plant, but it can get messy and there isn't always the proper stuff or space for them to go. It's not Videl to learning. Middle school and high school they usually there is not time at all. Lots of family's garden but we are all not good at taking care of plants.
All three of my kids did pea bods and grew them in little dixe cups and brought them home. None of them made it to long. The youngest did made it through most of summer but he pulled the darn thing before I transplanted into a bigger pot and killed it. They all know how to plant. You don't have to do it to accentual know how to do it.
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@sathviksouvik (15304)
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22 Mar
yes it is very good exercise. I make my elder son do some gardening
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