Gardening with kids is less about yield and more about engagement. Seven ways to make it stick.

1. Give them their own plot or pot. Ownership drives interest.
2. Pick fast-growing crops. Radishes (3 weeks), lettuce (4 weeks), cherry tomatoes. Kids need visible progress.
3. Plant seeds with character. Pumpkins, sunflowers, carrots in rainbow colours.
4. Let them get dirty. Sanitising the experience kills the fun.
5. Draw a garden plan together. Planning is part of the game.
6. Harvest becomes dinner. Connect the growing to the eating.
7. Observe bugs, bees, worms. The ecosystem is more interesting than the harvest.