Get Kids Excited About Gardening by Making Plant Signs in English and Cherokee
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Source: DIY & Crafts Blog
Dr. Gary Bachmann with Mississippi State University Extension says ‘Like many home gardeners, I used to put plants in my landscape without worrying about labels because I was sure I’d remember what was planted where. And like most of you, I would end up scratching my head wondering what I had planted where. Source: Homemade Plant Tags Give Gardens Personality
Spring is already here! Blackberry winter will soon pass and it will be time to plant our summer gardens. Engaging the children in your family in planning the garden will give them ownership and make them more likely to see the garden through to the harvest. One way to have kids help with the garden planning is to create plant signs in English and Cherokee!
Here are some great resources from the Internet to use recycled and low-cost items to create kid-friendly plant signs for your garden. Happy crafting and gardening!
- Use canning lids
- Use scrap wood or wood blocks
- Use old metal spoons
- Use tree branches
- Use painted rocks
- Use paint sticks from the hardware store
Below is a list of common crops found in Cherokee family gardens and other useful garden words in English, Cherokee phonetics, and Cherokee syllabary provided by the team at the Kituwah Preservation and Education Program.
| English | Cherokee Phonetics | Cherokee Syllabary |
| October Beans | du-ni(di) tu-ya | ᏚᏂᏗ ᏚᏯ |
| Pole Beans | tu-ya | ᏚᏯ |
| Watermelon | gv-gi-sdi | ᎬᎩᏍᏗ |
| Cantaloupe | ga-wa-sv-gi | ᎦᏩᏒᎩ |
| Cucumber | ga-ga-ma | ᎦᎦᎹ |
| Squash | wa-gu-gi | ᏩᎫᎩ |
| Tomato | u-nv-gu-hi-sda | ᎤᏅᎫᎯᏍᏓ |
| Sunflowers | u-lo-ga | ᎤᎶᎦ |
| Creasy Greens | u-li-si | ᎤᎵᏏ |
| Spinach | i-tse a-gi-sdi | ᎢᏤᎠᎩᏍᏗ |
| Carrots | a-da-lo-ni-ge tsu-na-sde-tsi | ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏧᎾᏍᏕᏥ |
| Black Raspberry | gv-ni-ge sv-di-gwa-li | ᎬᏂᎨ ᏒᏗᏆᎵ |
| Lettuce | a-go-sda-gi-sdi | ᎠᎪᏍᏓᎩᏍᏗ |
| Garden | a-wi-sv-nv | ᎠᏫᏒᏅ |
| Soil | ga-da | ᎦᏗ |
| Plant | ga-go-ti | ᎦᎪᏘ |
| Grow | a-hv-hi | ᎠᎲᎯ |
| Crops | tso-ge-si da-wi-sv | ᏦᎨᏏ ᏗᏫᏒ |
| Vegetable | a-wi-sv-nv a-gi-sdi | ᎠᏫᏒᏅ ᎠᎦᏍᏗ |
| Earth | e-lo-hi | ᎡᎶᎯ |