Grow with Jadi · Hands-on activity
Kangkung in a Bottle
Turn a clean bottle into a small planter and watch kangkung make new leaves.
- Ages 6–10
- Difficulty 1 of 3
- 20 minute setup
- Watch for several weeks
- Home or school, outdoors
You will need
- clean, sturdy plastic bottle
- kangkung seeds Serbajadi Water Spinach Kangkung Seeds
- suitable growing mix Serbajadi Potting Soil
- saucer or tray
- water and plant label
- Ask a grown-up to cut a wide opening and make drainage holes in the bottle. The adult checks every edge before you handle it.
- Place the bottle on a saucer and fill it with suitable growing mix, leaving space at the top.
- Sow kangkung seeds at the spacing and depth shown on the packet. Label with the date.
- Water gently until the mix is moist and let extra water drain away. Ask an adult to choose a bright spot suitable for the seed packet.
- Check moisture each day and record when seedlings appear. Thin crowded seedlings with adult help as the packet advises.
- Draw the leaves twice a week. An adult checks the plant and seed guidance before any harvest or eating.
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