My 3 year old wants his own "garden". What would be a good flower or plant for him to grow?

I was going to get a big pot or a few small pots and put them on our back deck for him. The area is mostly shade but gets maybe a few hours of sunlight during the day. Should I just let him pick out some cheap seed packs or some plants that are already grown? Thanks for everything.
My 3 year old wants his own "garden". What would be a good flower or plant for him to grow?
My 4 year old brother wanted plants too. We got him the sunflowers that start in your window then you transplant them. Very easy to take care of and you get a bunch of seeds at the end.
Reply:i really expected to see someone say - cactus- . not that i'm saying it , i just expected it . get him a chia pet , they always work + he'll like it
Reply:Give him some real dirt with some real sun and let him play in the dirt and plant things.
Reply:those giant sunflowers. I think he'd get a kick out of them
Reply:Herbs and things are good for indoors. But I suggest someting like a Daylily. They definitly for outdoors and not containers but they are very hard to kill. The few hours of sun would be fine. And depending on where you live they are a perennial. So he can watch it come back every year. If you are looking for strictly container plant I like the cherry tomatoes idea. They are easy to grow once they get started. And growing them from seed might give him a better idea of the time a plant take to grow, but buying some from a nursery or a home and garden store will give you a better survival rate.

^^ Grats to the little gardeners ^^
Reply:I'd maybe try herbs at first since they are very resilient to everything and tend to be heavy on growth speed and sensory things kids can pick up (smell, flowering, taste etc...).
Reply:Cherry tomatoes are a great plant for kids. They can pick and eat their own snacks. Your back deck might not be the best place for them because of the shade but I would try anyway. You can start your own seeds or buy seedlings. If you would rather go with flowers, nasturtiums are my favorites. They come in a variety of colors.
Reply:You could try strawberry plants there easy to grow and he gets to eat the strawberries after (yum). I'm sure they don’t mind a bit of shade and they flower and grow fruits what more could you want!
Reply:get him herbs or strawberries or even cherry tomatoes. all things that he can enjoy right off the vine. ooooorrr, get him some pumpkin seeds and let him go to town! he'll LOVE the vines!! and he gets to pick which pumpkin this fall that he will get to decorate!
Reply:I would probally try a tulip bulb for springtime if he is that excited about growing a garden,see how he reacts and go from there.
Reply:Sounds familiar. I found that beans, because they come up so fast, hold their attention and wonder and give a kid a sense of accomplishment. You will have fun as well seeing his response.



Enjoy!
Reply:I'd get something for the shade. I got my kids a prepackaged watermelon. It was a cup with peat moss pellets already in it. All the kids have to do is water it. I got them at Lowe's. They have sunflowers too. They're great.
Reply:my 7 yr old has a bean growing in a cup in the house and seem;s to be doing good.
Reply:um get him daisies or marigolds thats wat my mom did