Who can forget the great fantasy "Jack and the Beanstalk"? Your kids won't either not if you help them visualize the story in their own garden. Build an A-frame trellis using six to eight long branches collected from around the neighborhood. Tie two sets of branches together with twine to form two long-legged "X's" and sink the legs into the ground. Use another branch as a horizontal crossbeam and tie branches vertically from the crossbeam. Attach names to each branch (they can personalize branches by painting them a favorite color), then give the kids three or four pole bean seeds to sow around each one. For color, try scarlet runner beans. Each day the kids can check on their beans and measure new growth. Best of all, they can harvest the "winnings." Provided By Garden Gate Magazine |