What can I grow for church fair?

**shirlthegirl43** · 26-05-2009, 07:31 PM

Courgettes? They grow quickly

**NOG** · 26-05-2009, 07:52 PM

Sun flowers, Mustard and Cress (in chineese takeaway containers).

Grow your own Sunflowers....give them a pot a bag of compost and a seed.

**Lottieval** · 26-05-2009, 10:10 PM

Hi G G,
I sowed some instant patio salad packs, these were done in the six module containers that you buy your plants from the GC in. I sowed and then transplanted three or four mizuna, rocket and salad bowl lettuce, two cells of each. I put them in the local farmers' market with a sign saying 'Plant in a tub on the patio and you will have an instant salad to cut and come again'. They sold like hot cakes, if you've got spare seeds this might be worth a try.

**NOG** · 26-05-2009, 10:15 PM

Originally posted by Lottieval View Post

Hi G G,
I sowed some instant patio salad packs,

Now thats a good Idea and I am going to steal it.

**Sheepish** · 26-05-2009, 11:04 PM

Great ideas. I'm in almost exactly the same boat, but have the advantage we're doing a running stall over a couple of months to raise money for charity, rather than having to have everything available at the same time.

I was already intending to sell my spare courgettes, but will certainly will try the salad box option.

**BarleySugar** · 27-05-2009, 09:15 AM

I've done the same idea with salad boxes, but used the blue boxes you get mushrooms in from the supermarket. I've sown them 6 weeks before the fete, so they should be 'ready to eat' by the day.

**Nicos** · 27-05-2009, 09:20 AM

Have you loads of mint which could do with thinning at the roots?
You could pot up a few roots and they'd be greening up by the time of the fair.

Ivy cuttings???
Poached egg seedlings are pretty fast- and English Marigold.

**Two_Sheds** · 27-05-2009, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by Nicos View Post

Poached egg seedlings are pretty fast- and English Marigold.

I've PM'd you Gorgeous, about marigolds. (sorry Nicos, not you)

**Nicos** · 27-05-2009, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post

I've PM'd you about marigolds.

(Me???...no pm received)

**NOG** · 27-05-2009, 05:18 PM

I did a charity plant sale at easter and sold everything at 50p and took �500.....veg is the thing this year...so plant loads.

**rogesse** · 27-05-2009, 08:32 PM

'Sensitive' plants (mimosa sp. I think) germinate quickly and have always gone down well at the school fete. Hopefully by 6/7 weeks they could put on enough growth to shrivel up and droop when touched. Just tell people who but them to go easy on the touching until a little more grown!

**miffy** · 27-05-2009, 09:03 PM

Beans, runners grow so quickly,kids love them as you can almost see them grow.
Sell small packets of cress seeds and instructions on how to make a mr/mrs cress seed head.
i.e boil your egg, take off the top, hollow out, eat your yummy egg, fill with cotton wool. draw a face on, wet the cotton wool, water and add your cress seeds and then keep watering and watch his/hair grow!
If you know anyone who has chucks you could sell the eggs to go with it too.

**jackie j** · 27-05-2009, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by rogesse View Post

'Sensitive' plants (mimosa sp. I think) germinate quickly and have always gone down well at the school fete. Hopefully by 6/7 weeks they could put on enough growth to shrivel up and droop when touched. Just tell people who but them to go easy on the touching until a little more grown!

I have tried these and cant get them to germinate.

**rogesse** · 27-05-2009, 09:36 PM

Gherkins are my nemesis Jackie

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