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Growing vegetables is one of the best ways to use your garden because you can save yourself a lot of money, reduce your impact on the environment, and the produce that you grow will be a lot tastier than anything that you buy in a supermarket. A lot of people are put off the idea of growing vegetables because they think that it’s incredibly hard but that isn’t the case at all. While there are some varieties that are difficult to get going, there are plenty of vegetables that are really simple to grow at home.

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Clive Phillips, The University of Queensland and Matti Wilks, The University of Queensland

Gardening with kids is a great way for them to learn to love being outside, and if they grow their own veggies they will eat them! Once a child is interested in gardening they will be enthusiastic about growing everything, however there are some staple flowers that are easy to grow and give fantastic results making them perfect for children. Sow direct seeds are best for children, and take away a little of the impatience they often feel!

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Rupesh Paudyal, University of Leeds

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Adrienne Macartney, University of Glasgow

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Patrick Major, University of Reading and Chris Scott, University of Reading

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Matti Wilks, Yale University

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Stephen M. Cullen, University of Warwick

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