[For Seniors] Gardening activities that add enjoyment to daily life: from sowing seeds and watering to viewing and harvesting

Strawberry pickingNEW!

A male client enjoying strawberry picking at a day service #short

Many older adults enjoy strawberry picking because the strawberries are red and sweet.

When incorporating strawberry picking into a recreation activity, it’s also recommended to include fun facts and strawberry quizzes in your talk.

If you harvest strawberries that you planted from seedlings, participants can experience the growth process, the joy of harvesting, and the happiness of having nurtured them.

For older adults who find it difficult to go outside, a handmade activity is also recommended—decorate paper strawberries made from construction paper and enjoy a game-like “harvest” indoors.

Please be sure to hold a fun strawberry-picking activity tailored to everyone’s health and condition.

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Sweet potato harvestNEW!

[Frugal Senior in the Countryside, Mako] Home Garden / Sweet Potato Harvest / Progress Report (Vlog #28)

Many people experienced sweet potato harvesting as children during “imo-hori” (potato digging).

If you had a garden, you’ve probably grown them at least once.

Why not try growing and harvesting sweet potatoes yourself? In fact, sweet potatoes can be grown in planters, and there are varieties that are easy for beginners to cultivate.

They’re delicious simply baked, and you can also enjoy them as desserts like candied sweet potatoes (daigaku-imo) or sweet potato pies.

If you have the space, why not gather fallen leaves and make nostalgic roasted sweet potatoes the old-fashioned way?

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Making pickles with harvested cucumbersNEW!

20210923_Day Service Liaison Nagasaki (Horticultural Activity 2) #Shorts

For many older people, making pickles was probably part of everyday life, wasn’t it? So this time, let’s take on the challenge from growing vegetables to making pickles.

There are relatively easy-to-grow vegetables like cucumbers and eggplants.

Pickles made with vegetables you’ve grown yourself will surely taste better than usual.

Try different flavors and vegetables and enjoy.

Working in the garden provides moderate exercise and is also expected to help prevent dementia.

Take this opportunity to give it a try.

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WateringNEW!

[Gardening] A user carrying out watering as an individual program #shorts

Watering beautifully blooming flowers and newly planted seedlings every day seems like a great way to feel the plants’ growth.

For older adults, watching plants show a different appearance day by day could also become one of life’s pleasures.

If you tailor goals to their condition—such as maintaining a standing position for one minute while watering—it may help boost motivation.

Since it also involves walking, it leads to physical activity as well.

When something they have cared for bears flowers or fruit, it will surely bring great joy.

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HydroponicsNEW!

[Hydroponic Kit Made with 100-Yen Store Items] I tried growing Daiso’s vegetable and herb seeds (7 varieties) using hydroponics!

Hydroponics is a cultivation method that grows plants without using soil.

So what do you use instead of soil? A nutrient solution.

In fact, you can do this using only items from a 100-yen shop.

Fill a plastic container with water, sow seeds in a slit sponge, and set the sponge on top of the container.

Then wrap aluminum foil around the container, place it outdoors in a sunny spot, and let the seeds germinate.

Once the roots push through the sponge, switch from water to a nutrient solution and continue growing.

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Appreciating the flowers I grewNEW!

We would like to share feedback from users about the “Horticultural Therapy” offered at Miyoshi Hospital. By growing ornamental plants such as flowers and vegetables, it promotes recovery of mental and physical health. #Health #Healthcare #PhysicalTherapist #Health #DementiaPrevention

Enjoying the flowers you’ve grown indoors allows you to appreciate their colors, observe them more closely, and may even help you relax.

Seeing the flowers you’ve nurtured bloom beautifully also brings a sense of accomplishment.

It might be nice to keep a record with photos and a journal of the flowers’ names.

To help older adults enjoy viewing for longer, consider providing comfortable seating for unhurried appreciation and placing potted plants at about eye level.

Turning the flowers you’ve admired into pressed flowers to make bookmarks is also recommended.

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Sowing flower seedsNEW!

[Flower Seed Sowing] Ropia Ryokusen #shorts #gardening #eldercare #sowing

Sowing flower seeds lets you feel the joy and growth of budding flowers up close.

Before the activity, researching seasonal flowers, making a list of candidates, and discussing with older adults what kinds they’d like to plant—and then preparing seeds for the activity—may further broaden the scope of what you can do.

Tasks that use the fingertips and involve touching soil stimulate the senses and can also serve as exercise for the brain.

Making plant labels with ice cream sticks or milk cartons to write the flower names, and recording their growth with photos, could provide even more opportunities to enhance communication.

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