Three summer holiday gardening activities for kids, growing food and good for novice gardeners. Food for Kids Podcast 2026

In this episode Joanne gives you three easy growing projects to choose from that can still be done at this time of year, work well with children helping, and don't need any special equipment or knowledge, literally just a cheap grow bag of compost.Idea one - windowsill pea shootsIdea two - rescuing supermarket herbsIdea three - Christmas potatoesLinks in the episode:Growing peashoots: https://www.thefoodies.org/how-to-grow-pea-shoots/Growing basil cuttings in water: https://youtu.be/y0f5yl2ZMqM?si=TlRgohFJQBMVyJ1qRescuing supermarket herbs: https://www.ruralsprout.com/keep-supermarket-herbs-thriving/Growing Christmas potatoes: https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/potatoes/growing-for-festive-seasonVideo on growing potatoes in bags: https://youtu.be/Tu3Ob2KtLy8?si=aF0keQUmhYJHQvXN-Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat