How to Plant a Morning Glory Hideaway for Kids

Learn how to plant morning glories and create a fun hideaway for kids with this step-by-step gardening guide.

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4. Add Soil, Then Secure the Beanpoles

Fill the holes with soil around the poles. Then, ask an adult to bend the beanpoles together and use twine to tie them near the top.

Use Twine on Bean Pole TeepeeEnlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - Ready Set Grow! © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited

5. Form a Doorway and Windows

Use twine to attach some dried-out branches. This will create a doorway, windows and interconnecting poles onto which the climbing plants can hook.

Building Backyard TrellisEnlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - Ready Set Grow! © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited

6. Sow the Seeds

Sprinkle a layer of seed compost around each beanpole. Then, sow the seeds (which have been soaked overnight). Cover with a little more compost and water well. Cover with clear plastic bottles or containers to keep the seeds warm.

Soak Morning Glory Seeds OvernightEnlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - Ready Set Grow! © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited

Excerpted from Ready, Set, Grow! by DK Books

2010

Dorling Kindersley

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