Egg Box Sunflowers

My son Bradley has been growing plants at school recently, and as it's now Spring time, we thought that it would be fun to grow some giant sunflowers at home!

I gathered empty egg boxes for him to use as mini plant pots, and he (not so carefully!) filled each section with compost, adding a seed in each one! After embellishing each box with a beautiful drawing, we left them in a sunny warm spot indoors!

6 days later, the seedlings had sprouted, and Bradley's really excited to see the seeds turn into huge sunflowers! He has already given some boxes to the family for Easter, and they very much enjoyed their gifts!


Once the weather has turned warmer, we will plant them in the garden as I'm pretty sure they will out-grow these egg boxes soon! We'll update you later in the season to see how much they have grown! 
Emma x