Children like to experiment and love flowers, plants and nature. Encouraging and training this tendency at an early stage is a must. Below you will find out which plants are suitable for curious children to grow in the garden or in the apartment.

Children love to garden

Fruits and vegetables for children

It makes sense to grow easy-care and fast-growing vegetables so that the children don't lose interest in the process and nothing happens if they don't water for a day.

Vegetable fruit benefits time to harvest
strawberries Very tasty, very popular 100 days
lettuce Grows very quickly and can be harvested continuously 35 - 60 days
cucumbers Edible flowers, attractive climber, growth observable 70 days
carrots Nice shape, nice herb 80 - 100
cress Extremely fast growth, can be grown all year round 10 - 15 days
radish Pretty pink, fast growth 30 - 50 days
sunflowers Very nice to look at and tasty, robust 50 - 90 days
tomatoes Growth observable, caution: sensitive shoots! 60 days
sweetcorn Delicious 90 - 100 days

Plants for the windowsill

Not everyone has a garden, but you don't need one either. Many plants also thrive on the bright window sill or a balcony. For example:

  • strawberries
  • cress
  • salads
  • wheatgrass

Indoor plants for children

It doesn't have to be edible plants. Children are also interested in non-flowering green plants. However, for safety reasons, you should make sure that the houseplants you choose are non-toxic to your child - and of course they should be easy to care for. Therefore the following are possible:

  • Spider plant: extremely easy to care for and hardy, difficult to kill, makes interesting children that can be used for reproduction
  • Chinese Money Tree: UFO-like leaves
  • Thick leaf: easy to care for and robust, can be easily propagated from cuttings
  • Cat grass: can be sown and grows extremely fast, a treat for cats
  • Efeutute: For older children, as it is poisonous, but: Leaves can be cut and put in water and then form roots - a great spectacle!

Unsuitable for children as it is toxic!

You should not have the following plants in a garden or in a household with children, as they are highly toxic and can have deadly consequences:

  • Christmas rose
  • Yew (red fruit non-poisonous, needles fatally poisonous)
  • ivy
  • aconite
  • laburnum
  • autumn crocus
  • Cherry laurel (especially dangerous, since the red fruits look very tasty)
  • lily of the valley
  • euonymus
  • castor tree

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