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  • Get your thinking caps on!

    Teachers, check out our curriculum and lesson plans for some fun ways to get your students growing! They are suited to all ages.

    Learn more...
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  • Get the Smarty Facts!

    Smarty Plants has a fact sheet for every plant under the sun. If you need help with how to plant your favourite Smarty Plants, ask us.

    Get Smarty Facts Now
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  • Pick Me! Pick Me!

    Which Smarty Plant will you pick to grow? Crunchy carrots, butternut pumpkin or a herb like coriander? Pick, plant, grow…and pick again when they’re ready for harvest. Choose your favourites and get growing.

    Choose a Smarty Plant to Grow
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  • Welcome-to-Our-Garden-940x342 1
  • Get your thinking caps on!

    Smarty-Plants---Boy-with-Tomato-on-Head-960x350

    Teachers, check out our curriculum and lesson plans for some fun ways to get your students growing! They are suited to all ages.

    Learn more...
  • Get the Smarty Facts!

    Cucumber Growing 2

    Smarty Plants has a fact sheet for every plant under the sun. If you need help with how to plant your favourite Smarty Plants, ask us.

    Get Smarty Facts Now
  • Pick Me! Pick Me!

    So-many-Smarty-Plants 1

    Which Smarty Plant will you pick to grow? Crunchy carrots, butternut pumpkin or a herb like coriander? Pick, plant, grow…and pick again when they’re ready for harvest. Choose your favourites and get growing.

    Choose a Smarty Plant to Grow
GET GROWING!Become a Smarty Plants Super Grower. View our growing fact sheets. We've one for every little Smarty Plant under the sun!

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MOUSE-CARROT-EARS!
Do you remember the Mouseketeers? Well, these are the Mouse-carrot-ears! They’re lots of fun for kids to make and they would look great on a party table.
Recipe

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START COOKING!
It’s not hard and we’ve put together some great fact sheets to show you how to chop, mash, slice and dice. There’s even a list of important safety and hygiene rules for the kitchen and a clever tip so that you don’t cry when you peel the onions.
Find out more

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EXPERIMENT: SEED GERMINATION
Watch the magic of a seed germinating by setting up this clever experiment with a small fish tank and some paper. It’s easy to set up and fascinating to watch.
Find out more

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SMARTY PLANTS SEEDLINGS
Our range of over 30 seedlings selected especially for kids are available at garden centres all over Australia. They are fast growing, delicious and larger than normal so the kids will be harvesting and eating them in no time.
Plant Fact Sheets

Sugar Snap Peas

Tomato – Grosse Lisse

Dwarf Stringless Beans

Radish

Baby Carrots

English Spinach

Have a dig around!

Contact

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The Blog!

  • Gardening’s not rocket science!

    Years ago, when our parents planted out their vegie patches, they turned over the soil, mixed some sheep manure through,...

    08 Dec,13
  • Have fun with your food!

    Just because I’m a grown up doesn’t mean that I can’t play with my food! The other day, I became...

    05 Dec,13
  • Little Halloween Pumpkin Heads

    Did you manage to grow some pumpkins for Halloween this year?  Don’t worry if you didn’t as they’re still available...

    28 Oct,13
  • Crazy Capsicums

    Capsicums are a confusing vegetable; not least because they are actually a fruit!  But also because they are related to...

    20 Oct,13
  • Take broccoli off the table!

    Since the beginning of time parents have been asking the age old question, ‘How do I get my kids to...

    06 Oct,13
  • Garden Gnomes are Back

    Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years?  I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners...

    18 Sep,13
  • Planting a Bare-rooted Fruit Tree

    It’s winter! It’s time to plant an orchard!  You can do this at any time of the year but in...

    06 Jun,13
  • Warheads v. Radishes!

    Why will kids turn up their noses at radishes but they’ll eat Warhead candies?  Or they refuse to eat Brussels...

    03 May,13
  • Room to Move

    I get a bit peeved when I watch some gardening shows or read gardening books that tell people that they...

    26 Apr,13
  • Veg Out!

    Veg out!  Don’t you just love vegging out?  Sitting on the sofa doing absolutely nothing except watching a bit of...

    08 Feb,13
VIEW RECIPES!You are what you eat. Let's make smart food with Smarty Plants! Have fun cooking with the plants you've grown.
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