Inspire your child to 'harvest' seeds from discarded bits of veg – and then germinate and grow seedlings on the windowsill. Here's how...
You don’t need to be a grown-up with a huge garden to grow your own veg; children can sprout them inside on a windowsill and then transfer them outside to a pot. And you don’t even need to buy seeds – you can get them for free by ‘recycling’ the seeds from the veg you eat.
It’s not a quick activity, this one – it could take a couple of weeks before anything much happens – but, there’s something really special about spotting those first sproutings. Definitely worth the wait!Small containers, such as yoghurt pots, egg cartons or flowerpotsCarefully ‘harvest’ the seeds from discarded bits of peppers and collect them in a bowl. If you’re using chillies, do wear gloves and make sure your child doesn’t put their hand in their mouth.
Take a sheet of paper towel or a coffee filter paper, dampen it slightly and place a few seeds on it. Repeat, using as many of the seeds as you want to .
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