A big greeting to the community Home Edders , My grandfather said "Plants are like children, they need our care, they need to take care of them from the moment they are born", I totally agree with this phrase, but for this you need to feel love for them, and this is achieved from home, teaching children the importance of plants for us.

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The love for plants begins at home

From an early age, children should know that plants provide us with food, medicine, wood to make furniture and houses, in addition, they provide all their colors and aromas, Children should know that plants are also living beings that breathe like us, to This requires that they know the parts of a plant and the entire development process, from when the seeds germinate until they become adults and give us their fruits.

How to instill in children a love for plants.

We must make children interested in plants and this is achieved from home, involving the child in gardening tasks, such as: Watering the plants, planting trees in the garden, making gardens or simply planting in pots, a few days ago I invited to My granddaughter was going to plant some chives, and while we were doing it I was telling her how to do it and how to use this plant in the kitchen, in truth, despite her 5 years she really likes agriculture and especially flowers.

My granddaughter planting chives in bags:

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Gardens a means of learning for children

The orchards are small spaces that are destined for the cultivation of plants, among them: aromatic plants, vegetables, medicinal herbs, generally low-growing plants are grown, such as coriander, parsley, chives, basil, oregano, among others, for our own consumption.

Home gardens are the best way to encourage children to grow their own vegetables, these gardens allow children to become familiar with plants and also learn to value them, because they represent part of their effort and will be attentive in seeing them grow up healthy with the desire to wait for their fruits.

####Crops, as learning tools
The care of the plants implies a daily program of watering and cleaning, it is also necessary to be aware of any animals or insects that damage the plants, as the children carry out these tasks of caring for their plants, likewise, they will learn to assume responsibilities, in various areas of life.

Growing plants develop motor skills in the child

Generally, crops, such as vegetables, require preparing the soil and filling the pot, opening the furrows with a tool to sow the plants, as well as trying to make the plant stand upright, all these activities involve the use of the hands, which It allows children to develop their motor skills, which will help them in other activities.

With crops, children can learn math.

When we are going to sow the plants in the garden or in the pots, it is necessary that there be a separation between them, which means that the area must be calculated to distribute the plants, for example, if the children are going to plant a vegetable such as parsley We must tell them to calculate the surface, suggesting a certain distance between plants, then we will ask the question, How many plants can enter the area where they are working? This will be an excellent math exercise that will help your child develop math skills.

Distribution of coriander seeds in pots, every 4 cm:

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So by involving the child in plant crops, they make them learn to love plants and therefore love nature, they also learn to respect and love nature, and this must be one of the main values ​​that we must instill in them. from home, accompanied by visits to parks and fields, so that they have contact with nature and can perceive the aromas and colors of the vegetation, in addition to enjoying the fruits and the shade of the trees.