Thank you so much for choosing us to test the Innocent growing kit. We have found it really exciting, especially when the parcel first arrived, with its exciting contents and brilliant insulation. Huge congratulations for sending a parcel which was both (a) so well insulated and (b) made almost entirely from recyclable materials.
We were away the first week, so planted up the seeds last weekend and are loving watching the progress this week.
What are you first thoughts on the growing kit?
It looked brilliant. I loved the fact that everything was included - seeds, compost, labels and very clear instructions. Literally child's play. Wonderful also to see innovative uses for the leftover cartons. As an aside, the innocent smoothies have been really enjoyed by my DD (age 10). I had slightly fallen out of the habit of buying them, but have since bought more - she loves them, and I really love the inclusion of vegetables in some of the recipes. Also, very excitingly, I picked up free seeds with the last batch I bought from the supermarket, so now have something of a wonderful market garden on my kitchen windowsill!
How helpful did you find the growing guide? What did you like most about it?
The growing guide was really clear and my DD read it herself. Little things like how much water to add, how deep to put the seeds, were all things that made it feel like a recipe. That's what I loved most: the ease. You don't need to know anything about gardening to do this. Really, really fun. We loved the compost disk which expanded like magic (we did a time lapse video but my DD put the phone in the wrong place so it doesn't actually look like its expanded)! The only thing I needed to do differently to the instructions was cut the carton down a bit - the compost only filled the carton by about 4/5, so was worried that when the shoots arrived they would be in the dark.
How has your DC found the initial growing process?
They have been really engaged with it, keeping daily progress updates on it. Actually, by yesterday morning I was starting to worry that we'd done something wrong as nothing had emerged (I'm clearly impatient as it was only 6 days by that point). However, like the miracle that it is, from those small seeds, three shoots emerged yesterday. This morning - since taking the photo - three more shoots have emerged, and they are almost literally unfurling in front of our eyes. It has been delightful to do this with my DD and marvelling at the amazing things that grow from tiny seeds.
Thank you for letting us test this. Pictures attached - one of first planting, and one of the first three shoots appearing. We are really looking forward to seeing the plants grow and enjoying the fruits (vegetables?) of our labours. A great idea Innocent - and loved the display in the supermarket with the seeds attached. Something to consider at school I think.