Suttons Fun To Grow ::: Fairy Garden

Suttons 'fun to grow' Fairy Garden - grow your own enchanted garden for the fairies and elves to enjoy!

Your 'fairy garden' kit contains:

• Fairies and elves stickers - to stick on straws
• Plastic straws
• Magic fairy glitter - to sprinkle on soil
• 3 Magic compost blocks
• Propagator tray and lid
• Pack of mixed flower seeds containing amongst othersCandytuft, Larkspur, Nemophila, Night Scented Stock, Poached Egg Plant, Viola and Virginian Stock.

Plant your seeds March - May and meet them all in flower July - September.

How to use your 'fairy garden' kit:

1. Pierce holes in the growing tray where marked, using a pencil or skewer and place the magic compost blocks in teh tray.  Place drip tray under growing trays.
2. Moisten the compost blocks with water and watch them expand.  Add more water if necessary.  Break up the compost, level off and firm down.
3. Place the flat drip tray under the growing tray.  Sow the seeds evenly across the surface of the compost and press in lightly.  Cover with paper and keep in a warm place.
4. When seedlings emerge usually after 7-15 days remove paper and keep compost moist.  Move to a warm, well lit window sill.
5. Gently remove some seedlins to leave remainder around 4cm apart (put some speare seedlings in other pots or trays) and grow on until plants are 5-8cm high.  You can then plant them outdoors about 15cm apart and then watch your first flowers appear.

Fun Facts on Fairies

How will I recognise a fairy? Faires are thought of as angelic, mischievous little figures with magical powers and they are about 8cm tall.  They have butterfly shaped wings and flowers in their hair.  They look after the flowers whose colours match the clothes they wear - blue for cornflower, red for poppy, yellow for calendula and so on.

Where do they live? At the bottom of the garden of course!! They use mushrooms as big umbrellas to shelter from the rain and drink nectar juice from the acorn cups.  If you see a 'fairy' ring in a lawn or field - it's where they go to dance!  so keep your eyes peeled ...

Learning: Your child will learn elements of the National Curriculum including seed germination and plant growth.

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