help for young gardener

webitha

i need help for my 9 yr DD, she is quite good at growing stuff, (at the mo broad bean in a pot on her windowsill)

and she wants to do more, buuuut we dont have a garden and she wants to try other veg
she is gonna do a herb garden

so what can she grow in a window box typ thing
i cant help as the gardening gene bypassed me in a big way, i only have to look at a plant and it withers and dies :eek::eek: i am seriously that bad

so she asked if i could ask on MSE seeing as im always on it :rotfl:

annie_d

Hmmmmm does she have any old wellies? Lollo Rosso lettuce can be sown now. One in each would look interesting! Buy a box of marrowfat peas ( about 20p) and plant a row of those in a window box. When they are about 5 inches high she can eat them on salads and sandwiches ( pea shoots) Radishes are quick and easy too. Good for her to have a relaxing, inexpensive and exciting hobby.

laurel7172

Cut and come again lettuce is good-easy and rewarding. How about growing some houseplants to give at Christmas? Or, in a couple of months, plant an acorn or a conker, and sneakily transplant outside in a hedge when it's big enough.