things to grow for a 3 year old + one more thing.

tickb26

thank you ang i did mean things like compost and pots like you idea about tin can and tubs i didn't think about that and my little boy has some old sand buckets thave have craked on the bottom so i could use them for bigger things like toms. ohh do i need a stick to hold toms up in a pot?

LJM

do you have a morrisons near you they have some good deals on in seeds/pots and compost

tickb26

i do thank you i'll have to have a look. i was thinking of tomatos, mint for my new potatos can i grow them in pots and is it to late to start potatos?

mummymania

Have you got a shop called QD? I bought 5 packets of seeds for £1 - I got sunflowers, radish, cucumber, onion and beetroot.

tickb26

no i havent mummymania but my mum has so can ask her or my aunt to have a look will be seeing them both sunday for a family get together.

angie_loves_veg

tickb26 wrote: »

some old sand buckets thave have craked on the bottom so i could use them for bigger things like toms. ohh do i need a stick to hold toms up in a pot?

old buckets - great idea!

there are two types of toms, tumblers and cordon. The easiest for a complete beginner is the tumbler as they need no attention other than water/feed. If you use a tumbler type, you do not need a stick/cane!

PS New potatatoes are traditionally planted on good friday, so you are not late at all!

tickb26

wow thank you ang I'll get planting on monday just hope alex (my little boy) is as excited as me i feel like a kid again as i had my own veg patch in the garden when i was little my dad was very keen for us to grow our own things and i loved it and feel i should do the same for alex.

Nenen

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

If you mean pots, then either try making them yourself from newspaper (I have made literally hundreds of these things)
http://www.wizer.co.uk/?p=29

Wow angie that is soooooooooooooo cool... I've just spent a happy half an hour making my first newspaper pot.... hopefully the first of many! I might even try teaching my class of 7-8 year olds how to make them too! Thanks a lot for the link:beer:

dawnybabes

Aldi has packets of seeds cheap and little "green house" starter kits for some veggies to grow on the windowsill.

I get a piece of cotton wool and stick it in an empty yog pot add water and cress seeds and stick on the windowsill.

tickb26

thank you dawnybabes are the starter kits in aldi too?