grow your own oats - Real Mum story on MoM

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Miss 2.6 and I have been growing oats that were sent to us and a lot of other people, from Uncle Tobys.you post photos on their Facebook page or instagram, and you have the chance to win prizes
my toddler is so involved, she planted the seeds, she waters them. We put them out in the sun during the day, and bring them inside for the night to protect them from the morning frosts.
Every morning we both run and check how much they have grown.
it’s great fun and is a great learning experience for us both.
Is any one else participating, in home grown oats?

Posted by mum4107, 25th July 2015

25 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 25 Sep 2015
    2:13 pm
I didn’t know anything about them. I’m heading to Uncle Toby’s Facebook page to check it all out though. What do you do with the oats once they’re ready?

- - mom94125 said
  - 23 Aug 2015
    3:16 pm
MY ELDEST DAUGHTER PLANTED THEM AND THEY ARE GROWING GOOD.! We aren’t posting online though
- mum4107 replied
  
  24 Aug 2015 , 3:48 am
  That’s great
- - mum4107 said
  - 16 Aug 2015
    6:32 am
I’m in Melbourne. Even though the oats were inside on the window ledge, they did not survive.

- - Cynthea Jenke said
  - 14 Aug 2015
    7:55 pm
We are too. Its fun

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 31 Jul 2015
    11:06 pm
Sounds like a fun activity

- - Naomi said
  - 31 Jul 2015
    7:27 pm
I didn’t even know it was possible to grow oats. We’re in cold climate in Australia so I’m not sure it would work here… What’s your climate like? We eat so much porridge it would be worth it if we could!

- - ashblonde said
  - 31 Jul 2015
    3:29 pm
Our grandson was given a packet of grass seed & an egg carton decorated & painted as a caterpillar to grow the seeds in when he went recently to his kindergarten orientation day. He chose me to water & nuture the seed & I got a real kick when I was able to report to him that it sprouted!
- june11 replied
  
  13 May 2016 , 11:15 pm
  My little cousin was given a bean seed at the end of a school term to water so it would shoot then grow. They went away so it shot but didn’t live for too long.
- - mom66977 said
  - 31 Jul 2015
    7:55 am
My girls and I also planted some x

- - mom56312 said
  - 28 Jul 2015
    5:35 pm
Its a great experience for the kids to have. But what are you going to do with them once they are fully grown. With my kids they tend to die off when they forget about them or loose interest

- - mom57522 said
  - 27 Jul 2015
    8:01 pm
This sounds like so much fun!

- - mom71809 said
  - 27 Jul 2015
    3:11 pm
What a great idea – I frequent plant shops and have never seen oat seeds – where did you get them?
- mum4107 replied
  
  28 Jul 2015 , 5:38 am
  Uncle Tonya sent them as part of their promotion
- - Carolineb said
  - 26 Jul 2015
    9:07 pm
Yes I have the seedlings but haven’t have a chance to plant them yet. I need to get a pot and some dirt.

- - EllenG89 said
  - 26 Jul 2015
    8:17 am
Isn’t it exciting! We are doing this too!
- mum4107 replied
  
  27 Jul 2015 , 4:32 am
  Very exciting
- - Lillys-mummy said
  - 25 Jul 2015
    10:14 pm
Our family is, it’s great growing your own foods. It’s very rewarding.
- mum4107 replied
  
  26 Jul 2015 , 5:34 am
  Good on you. It is very rewarding. We have since planted a few vegetables too and miss 2.6 request
  - mom93821 replied
    
    26 Jul 2015 , 8:01 am
    
    Sounds like this project has inspired you! Good on you!
- - BellaB said
  - 25 Jul 2015
    7:22 pm
I don’t post photos online, but we have the oats to grow.