Garden Riddles for Green-Thumb Kids

I'm a tiny shell with a dream inside. Plant me in soil and watch me glide. What am I?

I sip on sunlight and turn it to food. My leafy labs set the mood. What am I?

I flutter on wings dusted with gold. I share pollen stories yet never grow old. What am I?

I twist around trellises reaching high. Give me a pole and I'll kiss the sky. What am I?

I'm a buzzing guest in tomato rows. Shake the blooms so fruit soon grows. What am I?

I keep weeds out with mulch so brown. Spread me thick to guard the crown. What am I?

I'm a compost mix with peels and leaves. I feed the soil with nutrients sieved. What am I?

I'm a watering can with gentle rain. Tip me slowly to drench the grain. What am I?

I shelter sprouts beneath a glow. Plug me in to help them grow. What am I?

I mark the rows with tidy tags. Read my names on little flags. What am I?

I arch and spray with sparkling grace. Kids dash through me in a summer race. What am I?

I ring with chimes when breezes play. Hang me by herbs to chase bugs away. What am I?

I creep at night with a silver twirl. Salt the path to stop my whirl. What am I?

I keep watch over pumpkins and peas. With painted eyes, I scare the thieves. What am I?

I'm a moonlit bloom that opens late. Follow my perfume through the gate. What am I?

I'm the red tomato ripening on the vine. What am I?

I'm the sunflower turning toward the sun. What am I?

I'm the wheelbarrow hauling soil across the yard. What am I?

I'm the garden gloves protecting dirty hands. What am I?

I'm the ladybug eating aphids on the leaves. What am I?

What gets bigger the more you take away?

What belongs to you but others use more than you do?

What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish?

What invention lets you look through a wall?

What is always coming but never arrives?

I am the school garden where students plant vegetables. What am I?

I am the spring festival celebrating new blooms. What am I?

I am the journal sketching plants each week. What am I?

I am the proud moment when the first sprout appears. What am I?

I am the family afternoon planting seeds together. What am I?