The trouble with kids

[crichmond]

Im watching uktv gardens at the minute, and turned to ask one of the girls if she likes gardening and she said no, this didnt shock me but I then said you like chips dont you and she said yes, but when I asked her where they came from she said 'the shop'.

I guees I have failed to educate them properly yet so I will have to try much harder this year on the allotment.

Cheers Chris

[allotmentlady]

LOL take up to the plot when planting our your seed potatoes and show her the results, nothing better than digging those first earlies! Wish I could watch UKTV gardens but Chelsea and Arsenal take priority!

[kirsty b]

Opposite with Lauren. She knows about growing veg, but I didn't get any carrots last year cos the little bugger kept pulling, wiping them on her trousers and eating them while they were little. Biggest one I got was 3 inches liong and the thickness of a pencil!!
Gonna hide 'em this year....

[NOG]

Wish I could watch UKTV gardens but Chelsea and Arsenal take priority!

I didn't know there was a flower show at Arsenal...and Chelsea is months away.

[NOG]

Biggest one I got was 3 inches liong and the thickness of a pencil!!
Gonna hide 'em this year....

Yep I am just the same...the Mrs keeps sending me those emails about enlargement...but it never makes much differance

[Minty]

Hi Chris, my boys are similar.
It`s all about mind games, they are now enjoying like they never did before, Mc Broccoli, Mc Brussels, Mc Cabbage, Mc carrots and now and again Mc Donalds ..........See MIND GAMES!!
Minty

[areia]

my son only likes to help me with the gardening, usually when i have banned the ds or 360, only 9 though, plants a seed and expects it to have fully grown the next day, i will drum it into him i will, i grew up having to harvest my nan and grandads garden, i look back and really miss it one of the reason why i do it now, at least he knows his veg though, and he likes to cook so im on my way to training him

[Paulottie]

I have to say my kids could tell you every veg we grow and most of the common weeds by the time they were three. It still doesn't stop them saying 'can we go yet' all afternoon!

Its a real problem...Strawberry or raspberry patches are great for interesting them.

The problem is more with teenagers/twenty somethings in the city...I lived on Fish 'n' chips, kebabs, beer and drugs from 16 till I was nearly 30!...don't know why I thought if I went to the country and grew veg It would dissuade mine from doing exactly the same ...I'm sure they'll head of to London too for their unhealthy years, and maybe when they've finished rebelling they will have kids settle down and perhaps get a lottie...who knows- you can only try...Its their planet to inherit...covered in McGarbage or not.