Grow Your Own

While you're spending time at home, why not try to grow something which you'll be able to eat a little later on?

You might think you can't do this because you don't have any seeds, but that's not true.  Here's a great way of growing some fruit or veg, without having to buy any packets of seeds.

You will need:

Empty toilet roll tubes

A plastic tray/tub/lid

Soil (you can dig some up from the garden)

Scissors

A pen

Water

Some fruit or vegetables

Make sure you keep watering your seeds so they don't dry out, but don't drown them, seeds aren't very good swimmers!

How long do you think it will be before they grow?

Which do you think will sprout first?

Once your seeds have sprouted a little you can plant them in the ground.  You don't even need to take them out of their mini loo roll planter because it is made of cardboard so will disintegrate on it's own. (Pretty cool, right?  My friend Charley told me about this idea!)

How many different seeds can you find?

Which was the easiest seed to extract and which was the hardest?

Do all the seeds look the same?

Do all fruits and vegetables have the same amount of seeds?