Submitted by Ellen Owens, a parent from Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Objectives

What You Need:

• Old hoola hoop
• Stick or dowel rod
• Twine, string or yarn
• Plants or seeds (things that belong on a pizza)
• Garden tools

What You Do:

1. Loosen soil in a chosen spot, one that best suits the sunlight need of your chosen plants.

2. Place hoola hoop on ground.

3. Section off by placing stick or dowel in center, tying strings onto rod, and making "pizza" sections with the strings. Simply tuck strings under hoop.

4. Plant one type of plant or seed in each section. Small plants tend to work better than seeds because little ones can see "immediate" results.

5. You may want to use tomato plants, basil, red & >green bell pepper, onions, yellow squash, or whatever your child likes on his/her pizza.

6. For the "cheese", use fertilizer called perlite.

7. Sprinkle small amount all around the "pizza".

8. Water thoroughly.

9. A little tlc and your garden will produce nice veggies!!

10. Great way to get your child to try eating more vegetables.

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