I don't know if this should go here, gardening, or elsewhere

[NJCher]

1. is he interested in the garden?

Speaking from the standpoint of a person whose job is to run community and school gardens, I see a wide number of people are interested in gardens. When neighborhood people walk past the school gardens, they often strike up conversations about what we're growing. Some have questions about their own gardens and want advice. It seems everyone likes to watch something grow.

School kids are notorious for not liking vegetables, however, once they get involved in growing them, they love them and want more. I've had parents tell me their children can't stop talking about their experience in the school garden and that it has changed their feelings about eating vegetables.

My thinking is that if you get him involved in the garden, he might be more interested in tasting the results of the work. He has an "investment," so to speak.