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Gardening with Kids 
September/October 2003 
Jan Decker, Junior Gardeners' Club Coordinator

    Early fall is a great time to be outdoors. Just for fun, go for a
walk with the kids in an area with tall grass and weeds. Before you
start, give the kids a pair of old tube socks to pull over their shoes.
They may think you're nuts, especially if you're always on them about
not running outside in their stocking feet. Carefully remove the socks
when they are covered with seeds. At home, put the socks in a shallow
foil pan with just enough water to make them wet. Put the pan where it
will get plenty of light indoors and keep the socks moist. In a few days
the sock garden will begin to sprout.