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    My daughter wants to get her class of 5 year olds growing stuff in class. She's acquired some cheap brown plastic pots and I've given her a bag of runner bean seeds to get her started off. But she wants suggestions for some other things that:
    - are cheap;
    - are guaranteed to germinate quickly;
    - will take the abuse and inevitable over-watering.

    Any thoughts?
    My gardening blog: In Spades, last update 30th April 2018.
    Chrysanthemum notes page here.

  • #2
    Broadies, cress, carrots, celeriac
    Quanti canicula ille in fenestra ?

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    • #3
      Tomatoes,Radish,CACA
      He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

      Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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      • #4
        Eggheads with cress hair - NurtureStore

        Here you go

        I remember growing cress on kitchen towel as a kid at school. Also the old carrot top on a dish of water.
        When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
        If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

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        • #5
          Peas are good to grow with children. Plant them in damp compost but don't water again until they germinate, or they can rot. Plant out when bigger into big pots or open ground. Children generally like them too. Radishes are quick and easy, but children generally don't like the taste of them. Watching their screwed up faces is quite amusing though!!

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          • #6
            Nasturtiums are pretty impossible to kill

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            • #7
              Two-sheds posted an interesting link on this thread on how to make a grass head :-

              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ads_63889.html
              Location....East Midlands.

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              • #8
                Sunflower always good for a bit of a competition...

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                • #9
                  cress, broad beans, courgettes

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                  • #10
                    You can't go wrong with peas


                    Sent from my iPhone using Grow Your Own Forum
                    In the following link you can follow my recent progress on the plot

                    https://www.youtube.com/user/darcyvuqua?feature=watch

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                    • #11
                      Thanks everybody, I've passed all the suggestions on along with some pea seeds and tomato seeds I had spare.
                      My gardening blog: In Spades, last update 30th April 2018.
                      Chrysanthemum notes page here.

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