Growing tips
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Place the foot end of a pair of tights inside the cup and overlap the top.
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Put about two teaspoons of cress seeds inside the tights. Almost fill the tights with compost.
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Remove the tights from the cup and tie the end. Turn it over so the cress seeds are at the top.
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Pull out some of the tights with compost inside it to make the nose. Use a rubber band to hold it in place.
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Decorate the rest of the face, remembering to leave the top of the head free for the cress to grow like hair.
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Place the Mr Cress head on a saucer, water well and leave on a windowsill.
When the seed germinates, cut a cross shape in the top to allow the cress to grow through the tights. When the cress has grown, cut your cress person’s hair and use in a salad or a sandwich – yummy!