Top 7 Easy Plants for Kids to Grow

Teaching kids about nature, responsibility, and patience via gardening is great. Kids can grow these seven easy plants:

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Sunflowers are easy to grow and fascinating for kids due to their rapid development and height. They only need sunlight and well-drained soil.

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Radishes, one of the fastest-growing veggies, suit impatient kids. They can be seeded directly into the ground and harvested in weeks.

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Indoor bean planting in a jar with water and cotton wool is easy. Kids will enjoy watching beans turn into vines.

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Cherry tomatoes grow well in pots and garden beds and are petite and tasty. Kids will enjoy selecting and eating them fresh from the vine.

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Marigolds are colorful and durable. They repel pests and survive diverse growth circumstances, making them perfect for beginners.

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Lettuce grows quickly in containers and limited places. Children can love watching it grow and picking leaves for salads.

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Mint thrives in poor environments. Kids can create refreshing teas or spice their meals with it.

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Top 7 Easy Plants for Kids to Grow

Teaching kids about nature, responsibility, and patience via gardening is great. Kids can grow these seven easy plants:

Sunflowers are easy to grow and fascinating for kids due to their rapid development and height. They only need sunlight and well-drained soil.

1. Sunflowers

Radishes, one of the fastest-growing veggies, suit impatient kids. They can be seeded directly into the ground and harvested in weeks.

2. Radishes

Indoor bean planting in a jar with water and cotton wool is easy. Kids will enjoy watching beans turn into vines.

3. Bean Plants

Cherry tomatoes grow well in pots and garden beds and are petite and tasty. Kids will enjoy selecting and eating them fresh from the vine.

4. Cherry Tomatoes

Marigolds are colorful and durable. They repel pests and survive diverse growth circumstances, making them perfect for beginners.

5. Marigolds

Lettuce grows quickly in containers and limited places. Children can love watching it grow and picking leaves for salads.

6. Lettuce

Mint thrives in poor environments. Kids can create refreshing teas or spice their meals with it.

7. Mint

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