Working with nature has many great rewards, that in life you learn to appreciate more and more, We think its really important to get the younger generation growing as it can solve many of the social and life struggles they can encounter.
Growing your own Sunflowers with the-hydro.shop couldn’t be easier solution, our dedicated team have created a Grow Your Own competition, this month our focus is on Sunflowers, not only are they easy to grow, they are the flower of Ukraine and what better way to show your support than by your little ones growing their own Ukrainian Giant.
We have the perfect pocket money pack the Easy COCO Grow Your Own Sunflower kit for £5.00 which includes
3 x sunflower seeds ( all from the same plant)
3 x 2ltr fabric pot, ( this helps prevent over watering)
3 x Seedling plugs ( what the professionals use)
3 x 2ltr coco coir peat free growing media, pre fertilized for a rapid growth (Loose bagged)
1 x How to grow your sunflower guide,
All you need to add is water, patience and love.
By introducing our Grow your own sunflower competition, we are giving children aged 2 to 12 the opportunity to grow there own Sunflowers and if successful in the competition, could be in the chance of winning one of three £10.00 gift vouchers,
The gift vouchers will be given out to the winning contests at the end of the competition who have
The Largest sunflower head, Backed By Jurassic Toys of Retford
The Tallest Sunflower from Pot to top Petal – Backed by The Leaky Teacup of Retford
The Smallest Sunflower, Backed by The Wonderland Bookshop of Retford
Best Grow Updates, Backed by us @ The-Hydro.shop
This is a great opportunity to develop your little ones,
Responsibility and reliability in caring for plants, and so leads to other things
Enhances their patience as the plant stretches and grows, which helps manage expectation,
Builds self confidence when the flower is in bloom, from seed to finish, your child will have grown a mighty plant and there is no greater reward for a Parent, Guardian, Teacher, Friend when they see there Childs eyes light up with inspiration, joy and wonder.
The developmental list continues to grow with your child through out their young lives and encourages healthy eating by growing your own fruits, vegetables and flowers.
We will be introducing a complete range of Grow Your Own Fruits, Veggies including Competitions for your little ones to enter. Including our own range of Plant Super Food feed from £2.00 a 2ltr bottle of a pre mixed specially formulated fertilizer and nutrients made up in store by the-hydro.shop team.
Want to get your kids started? click the links below to get your
Easy COCO Grow Your Own Kit, £5.00
The grow your own packs can be delivered locally, posted for a small fee, or collected from our shop in Retford, other locations to be added shortly.
How do we enter the competition?
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Buy a minimum of 1 Grow your own Sunflower kit
Must be a resident of Retford or its surrounding areas, DN22 postcode,
Aged between 2 and 12
Parents to leave Childs name, their name and contact number,
As we don’t make a great deal on these Grow Your Own kits, more for the community, all we ask is that you take a weekly/ monthly picture of your sunflowers development and send them over to our Facebook and Instagram pages, or if you cant do that send them via email to info@the-hydro.shop
Lets get growing together, lets support child development, lets support local business.
Here are some of the Sunflower Grow Updates from a number
