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Mud-tastic Activities for Budding Gardeners!
Get little gardeners growing and learning with this beautifully illustrated book, packed with information and fun crafting activities.
Help them to discover that gardening can be simple and uncomplicated with very little equipment and prior knowledge needed. It often is as simple as having some seeds, a patch of soil or a container and having a go. As well as gaining a new hobby, there will be extra motivation to eat up the veggies after growing and picking them and the simple pleasure of spending time together outside.
With sections based on the cycle of the seasons, the pages are packed with ideas of what to grow, how to sow seeds and useful harvesting information.
Contents include:
- Water Conservation
- Toilet Roll Seed Starters
- Carving Pumpkins
- Frost and Cold Weather Gardening
- Making A Sunflower-Head Bird Feeder
- And so much more!
Also included are tips about what wildlife you may see, raiding your recycling box to make some useful gardening accessories and other decorative craft activities.
The perfect gift for young gardeners and family fun activities!
"Emphasizing budget-friendly options, Coombs encourages composting, seed saving, and repurposing plastic jugs...Cheerfully delivered, this array of projects should inspire adults ready to dig into gardening adventures with kids."—Kirkus
"This beautiful book was 'reviewed' by my neighbour and their daughters...It prompted rewarding creative sessions, thanks to easy-to-read instructions and the fact that little more was needed than the contents of the recycling bin and bits and bobs from the garden...Thumbs-up from everyone."—The Sunday Telegraph
"It is a very practical book with projects divided by the seasons, filled with useful and interesting information on nature, sustainability and healthy living...Recommended for big and little gardeners."—Inis Children's Books Reading Guide
"This book is all about getting growing with children and learning about fun and rewards that brings, it's full of interesting activities, information and all the mudtastic sense of achievement eating homegrown veg creates."—Garden Trade Specialist
"The chatty friendly style is really encouraging, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow, perfect to build confidence. Informative, approachable and beautifully presented, it's a book that will encourage all aspiring gardeners."—Parents in Touch
"Absolutely bursting with helpful gardening information whatever the season...Motivating and thoroughly down to earth, this alluringly illustrated book is one I wholeheartedly recommend for school and home."—Red Reading Hub
"This book is brilliant and is packed full of practical tips and advice for growing lots of fun things. It is very obviously written from experience of setting up a children's gardening club, and so has plenty of practical tips and advice."—Let Them Be Small
"Plant, Sow, Make & Grow is the best place to start when planning your gardening projects for the year. It has all the information you need."—The World is Their Classroom
"Perfect for preschool and primary school children with help from grown-ups. It’s a guide to gardening through the seasons…"—The Ladybirds Adventures
"Plant, Sow, Make & Grow is truly inspiring and packed full of useful information and fascinating facts. This book would make a fabulous addition to a school library or classroom. Gardening can be used to initiate learning in maths, science, crafts and it's always a treat to harvest and eat your own crops."—Story Snug
"Coombs’ vibrant illustrations are a joy unto themselves, bringing the volume – and the garden – to life."—The Children's Book Review
"...I love how the book focuses on recycled products such as toilet rolls for seed starts, hanging tomato containers made from plastic bottles, and watering cans from bottles too."—Rachael Jess
"The ideal book for getting little gardeners interested in growing in a fun and cheap way... detailed and quirky illustrations make this book not only informative but beautiful."—Madge Reviews
"A fantastic interactive book that allows for knowledge to be absorbed as you have fun, providing time for family (and/or friends) to spend together...a book that would be of great benefit in schools in all classes"—Mama Mummy Mum
"The activities are easy to follow, with lots of tips and shortcuts...as well as masses of practical advice...Hands-on and aspirational."—Minerva Reads
"This fantastic non-fiction read is a great one for budding gardeners. There is such a brilliant range of activities to choose from complete with step by step instructions and hints and tips along the way. I love how the book encourages you to recycle things like toilet rolls and bottles and to incorporate these into some gardening fun. The book is a wonderful, approachable introduction to gardening and the activities could be lovely to complete as a family."—Mamma Filz
Introduction 3
What you need to get started 4
Make a planting plan 5
Spring
Toilet-roll seed starters 7
Sow salad leaves 8
Sow tomatoes 9
Plant potatoes 10
Plant strawberries 11
Sow carrots and beetroots 12
Sow peas 13
Sow sweetcorn 14
Sow flowers 15
Thinning out 16
Wildlife for gardeners 17
Summer
Sow pumpkins 19
Companion planting 20
Hanging-bottle tomato container 21
Cover strawberries 22
Measure sunflowers and sweetcorn stems 23
Press flowers 24
What's the deal with bees? 25
Water conservation 26
Make a watering can 27
Leaf artwork 28
Summer harvest 29
Autumn
Harvest sweetcorn 31
Harvest potatoes 32
Harvest root crops 33
Compost: what's it all about? 34
Pot on strawberries 35
Harvest wild flower seeds 36
Carve a pumpkin 37
Build a bug house 38
Make an autumn wreath 39
Winter
Keep seeds for next year 41
Make a sunflower-head bird feeder 42
Keep stems for next year's canes 43
How do seeds grow? 44
Frost and cold-weather gardening 45
Make seed bombs 46
String popcorn for decorations 47
About the author 48