Welcome to uGrow
We aim to teach gardening skills in a unique way using interesting seeds like black tomatoes and cucalemons.
All our products are environmentally friendly and suitable for young children.
How to Grow, Instructions
On this page you will find instructions for each of the kits. If you would like further instructions please fill in our contact form on the 'Contact Us' Page or simply email ugrowuk@gmail.com
Educational Garden Kit For Kids
1.Place the soil tabs in water face-up and leave for ten minutes
2.Place the expanded soil into one of the plastic pots
3.Put a seed stick into the soil with the seed going in about three quarters down
4.Place a maximum of 4 pots into the cellophane wrapping and use as a Mini-Greenhouse
5.Water every three days and leave on a window sill that gets plenty of light
6.Once shoots are starting to touch your greenhouse remove the cellophane ad carefully plant into soil outside with shoots over ground level
7.Now water your plant every-other-day
8.Once your vegetables look ripe, pick and enjoy
Spare sticks can be planted staright into soil outside with about an eighth of the stick out of the ground. Water every other day and pick when ripe.
Make-Your-Own Terrarium Kit
1.If you are using a fizzy drink bottle, cut the base off four inches from the bottom of your litre bottle scissors. The bottom part will be the planter and the top part will be the cover of the terrarium.
2. Layer your terrarium: Add an inch of pebbles to the bottom of the planter. Add a single layer of activated carbon. This will filter the water. Add another layer of pebbles, a layer of moss, lichen or pistachio shells. Add potting soil (about ½ an inch below the top part of your planter).
3. Plant your terrarium: Water your plant carefully, then plant it into the soil. Then Add your toy so that it can enjoy living in your rainforest.
4. Add the final touches: Lightly water your terrarium. Cut a short slit down the back of the planter, about a ½ an inch. Push the planter together where you cut the slit and place the cover on top. Put your terrarium in a spot where it’ll get plenty of INDIRECT sunlight and then your done
There’s no need to water your plant as the bottle makes it an ecosystem (for how this works please get in contact)
