Pop-Up Microgreens Growing Kit - Farm or Billabong | Urban Greens

Seven days is about the limit of a child's patience with a growing project. These are ready in seven days.

That's what makes this kit work where a packet of seeds doesn't. Set it up, water it, and within a week there's a thick green crop of microgreens filling the tray. Fast enough that a child stays interested the whole way through, and genuinely edible at the end, which is the bit that surprises them most.

The pop-up scene is the clever part. The box unfolds into a little world and the microgreens grow right in the middle of it, so it reads as a landscape rather than a seed tray on a windowsill. Choose the Farmyard with its tractor, cow, sheep and hens, or the Billabong with a kangaroo, echidna, wombat and platypus. Either way it earns its place on the kitchen bench rather than being tucked out of sight.

It's mustard greens, which are easy to grow and have a proper peppery bite to them. Harvest with scissors and they'll go in a sandwich, on top of eggs or straight into a mouth, usually by the child who grew them. There's something about having grown it yourself that makes a kid eat a green thing without an argument.

No plastic, no batteries, nothing to charge, and Australian seed. The tray is moulded pulp and the whole thing is card, which is a rare combination in a kids' gift these days.

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🌱 Why You'll Love It

• Microgreens ready to eat in about 7 days
• Pop-up scene with the garden growing in the middle
• Choose Farmyard or Billabong
• Everything included: seeds, tray and growing medium
• Easy-to-grow mustard greens with a peppery kick
• Genuinely edible, and kids actually eat them
• No plastic and no batteries
• Australian seed

🎁 Perfect For

• Kids who want to grow something now, not next season
• Kitchen benches and windowsills
• Birthday presents and Christmas stockings
• School holidays and rainy weeks
• Fussy eaters, who eat what they've grown
• Classrooms and kinders
• Grandparents after a gift that isn't more plastic

📦 What's Included

• 1 x pop-up scene in your chosen design
• 1 x sprouting box
• 1 x growing tray
• 1 x growing medium disc
• 1 x packet of mustard microgreens seeds

📋 Product Details

• Brand: Urban Greens
• Product Type: Garden Gift
• Scenes: Farmyard (tractor, cow, sheep, hens) or Billabong (kangaroo, echidna, wombat, platypus)
• Seeds: Mustard greens, Australian seed
• Time to harvest: Around 7 days
• Box size: 22cm x 18cm x 4cm
• Materials: Card and moulded pulp tray, no plastic

⚠️ Please note: Select your scene from the drop down menu before adding to cart. Keep the tray somewhere bright but out of harsh direct sun, and water gently so the seeds aren't washed about. Supervise young children around the growing tray.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How long until they're ready?
Around seven days from setting it up, which is quick enough that a child stays interested the whole way through. You'll see the first green shoots within two or three days, so there's something happening almost immediately.

Can you actually eat them?
Yes, and that's the point. Mustard microgreens have a lovely peppery bite and go beautifully in a sandwich, on scrambled eggs or in a salad. Harvest with scissors just above the growing medium.

Which scene should I choose?
Farmyard has a tractor, cow, sheep and hens. Billabong has a kangaroo, echidna, wombat and platypus. The kit and the growing are identical, so go with whichever your child is more into. Billabong is the one we'd pick for the Australian animals.

Do I need anything else?
Just water and a bright spot. Seeds, tray and growing medium are all in the box, and a pair of scissors at harvest time is the only extra.

Where should it go?
Somewhere bright but out of harsh direct sun, so a kitchen bench or a windowsill that isn't baking all afternoon. They need light but they'll dry out fast in full summer sun.

Can you grow a second batch?
The kit comes with one packet of seeds, so it's one crop as supplied. The tray can be reused with any microgreen seed afterwards if your child catches the bug, which plenty do.

What age is it suitable for?
It works well from about four with a hand, and independently from six or seven. The watering and watching is the part younger children love, and there's nothing complicated about the setup.

Is it good for a classroom?
Excellent for one. Fast enough to hold a whole class's attention, edible at the end, and it ties neatly into growing, food and life cycles without needing a garden bed.

🌟 Adventure Awaits Tip

Put it where they'll see it every day, the kitchen bench rather than a bedroom windowsill. Half the joy is noticing how much it's grown since yesterday, and that only happens if they walk past it. Have a browse through the full Urban Greens range for more.

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