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6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

04-20-16

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Spring has sprung—and that means it’s time to get your garden ready to grow! Here are six yummy crops that kids can help plant—then eat to reap the healthy benefits.
6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)
1. Beans

Beans are some of the easiest plants for kids to grow. Start a few of your beans in a resealable plastic baggie so your little ones can observe them sprout before planting them out in your garden.

6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

2. Carrots

The classic kid snack... Little ones will love pulling up carrots almost as much as they’ll love eating them.

6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

3. Potatoes

Harvesting potatoes is an awesome family-fun activity—kind of like an Easter-egg hunt with potatoes instead of eggs!

6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

4. Sunflowers

Sunflowers look beautiful in bloom and their seeds are packed with protein.

6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

5. Tomatoes

No trouble for kids to plant, tomatoes are perfectly happy to grow in containers if you don’t have room for a big garden.

6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

6. Strawberries

They’re so easy to grow and such a sweet summer treat!

6 Crops for Kids to Plant (and Eat!)

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