easy vegetables to grow with children?

kate83

I've tried various things in pots over the last few years and blueberries had the best results and are easy to look after as long as you use ericacious compost. Tomatoes are normally quite good but require regular watering to stop them splitting, you can get these from garden centres a bit later in the year for about 99p if you only want one or two. Stump rooted carrots (should say on the seed packet) are the only ones I can grow - they need watering often to get them to grow properly and I always forget! :rolleyes: Potatoes are fairly easy but may be difficult to move later on. I also have apple, pear, cherry and plum trees in pots but they take a few years to get going and require a bit more care.

Zazen999

Hi
I did this last year, and pretty much everything can be moved; but I wouldn't recommend potatoes in either pots of bags - pots as they get way too heavy to move, and bags as when you move them the little potatoes tend to come apart from the main stem and they have to start growing new potatoes again so putting things back months...
In the first year, I would stick to peas and beans; onions from seed until you get the new house, carrots and toms and peppers in pots - they can be started off indoors earlier and put outside when the early summer comes [fingers crossed]. Possible cut and come again lettuce, and a cucumber/courgette just for the fun of it [these do spread but can be grown in pots, they'll need space when you come to move it; or have a couple of new ones ready to plant out as soon as you get there and just leave it at the old place].
Check the forum 'jobs to do in***' monthly feature for when things can be sown/planted out etc.

nixinix

Thank you for your really helpful replies....not sure about moving now as dh job just been put on threat of redundancy....but still want to give gardening ago...am sure I will be back soon with more questions....many thanks now I just have to decide what to plant...

Phatmouse

Today I got everything I needed to plant tomato, chilli, lettuce, basil, chives and parsley, I am so excited, it will be my first attemp to grow my own.

Had to stop myself buying potatoes, garlic and onion set, one thing at a time so as not to get overwelmed.

Next few weeks I was going to get some strawberrys going to grow in hanging baskets.

My daughter is 15 months and I want her to grow up raising and eating her own veg so she knows where it comes from.

Can anyone recommend fruit or veg I could also start this year that she would get a kick out of.

Aliktren

well, beans get pretty big, produce a good crop, no idea if that would entertain a 15 month old but you never know

Pumpkins maybe ? - you can even get dwarf ones if you dont fancy the huge ones

idlikemymoneybackplease

Peas and sweetcorn my 3 year old loved growing these.

Jack's_mummy

peas and carrots. My son (3) loves to pull up and eat a fresh carrot from the ground, we are doing peas this year

nimbo

radishes are really easy to grow, and they are quick as well which would be good to keep her interest for the rest of the crops...

a bit like cress but more exciting . lol

Shoey1610

with my 21 month old I have planted/waiting to plant tomatoes, strawberries, herbs (she loves to smell these) beetroot, spring onion, peas and runner beans. She loves waiting for the seeds to grow or checking her "wowers" (flowers:D ). The thing she really enjoyed with quick results was an egg shell that I drew a face on and we planted cress in for his hair - very cheap, very fast because toddlers don't have much patience and with one packet of seeds I have made several - one each time she has egg and soldiers.

leiela

I've started another thread, sorry but it's not directly related so i thought it would be best to start fresh.

I'm currently trying to start my own Veg growning, its a 2 fold operation the primary focus is of course yummy veg at discounted prices

However the 2nd reason is my kids... i have 2 boys who are fairly "fussy" eaters when it comes to veg and i have to force them to eat most things.

I was wondering has anyone had any luck combatting this with growing your own??!

My plan is to get both boy's involved in the growing getting them to help with the whole process from start to end, im hoping in growing thier own veg they might be more willing to eat it? what do you think?? anyone find there kids are more willing to eat veg they's had a hand in growing?