A Kid's Pizza Herb Garden - Growing A Pizza Garden
Kids love pizza and an easy way to get them to love gardening is by growing a pizza garden. It is a garden where herbs and vegetables commonly found on pizza are grown. Let's look at how to grow pizza herbs in the garden with your kids.
How to Grow Pizza Herbs & Vegetables
A pizza herb garden typically has six plants in it. These are:
All of these plants are easy and fun for kids to grow. Of course, you can add additional plants to your pizza herb garden that may go into making a pizza, such as wheat, garlic, and rosemary. Be aware, these plants may be more difficult for a child to grow and could cause them to become frustrated with the project. Remember, even though these are easy plants to grow, children will still need your help growing a pizza garden. You will need to remind them when to water and help them with weeding.
Layout of a Pizza Herb Garden
Planting all of these plants together in one plot is fine, but for some extra fun, consider growing a pizza garden in the shape of a pizza. The bed should be a round shape, with a "slice" for each kind of plant. If you follow the list above, there would be six "slices" or sections in your pizza herb garden. Also, be aware that plants in a pizza herb garden will need at least 6 to 8 hours of sunlight to grow well. Less than this and the plants may be stunted or produce poorly. With pizza herbs, growing them with children is a great way to interest the children in the world of gardening. Nothing makes a project more fun than when you get to eat the end result.
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Heather Rhoades founded Gardening Know How in 2007. She holds degrees from Cleveland State University and Northern Kentucky University. She is an avid gardener with a passion for community, and is a recipient of the Master Gardeners of Ohio Lifetime Achievement Award.
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