Customer Reviews

Scholastic Root-Vue Farm

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I was real disappointed with this product. I usually like toys that allow children to grow things and I felt this would be a real good learning experience. However....out of the 20+ seeds that we tried planting, only 2 actually sprouted. The directions say to plant them 1/4 inch from the viewing window. We did this the first time and when it sprouted, we were unable to see the root! I recommend planting the seeds right next to the viewing window and planting a few more than the 3-4 seeds per hole that they say in the instructions. (Or try a different product...The Wee Enchanted Garden is Great!)

My six-year-old daughters are enthralled by the root view! What an excellent way to instill a fascination and love of science!
I highly recommend this for all children (okay, I'll admit it, I'm pretty fascinated with it myself!)

it LOOKS really cool. Its a really cool IDEA. But we couldn't see them like you do in the picture. But its the same box thing (just styrofoam and a clear plastic "window") as the "worm-vue-wonder" so we'll fill it with worms now and see if that works any better

I was disappointed to find that this toy was Styrofoam, there wasn't enough dirt included, and the seeds had expired two years ago.

I purchased this as a Christmas gift. I have a daughter that has a green thumb and this is really taking off and it's only January 12th! Yes, it's Styrofoam, that doesn't concern me. I like the point that it is built in such a way that you don't need to water it all the time. Plus my daughter is older and doesn't try to over handle the farm or have in a place that makes it vulnerable to dropping or knocking over.
There were plenty of extra seeds that she planted those as well in various containers. This is a very good experience for all of us, we like watching veggies grow in the middle of winter.

My niece, who is seven years old, has developed a passion for gardening this year. She was determined to grow flowers inside this winter. She saw Rootview Farm in a magazine and asked for it as a Christmas present. Already the radish seeds have grown l-o-n-g roots that we can see through the glass and have sprouted pretty little leaves above...making one little girl very excited. After we grow these veggies, we may try other plants as well.

I got this 5 days ago and my two boys (4 & 5) and I planted right away. It has been great. I read complaints on here regarding things not sprouting or things dying, well, that is the gamble with planting anything, isn't it? If it doesn't work this time, we'll get a refill pack and try again. It allows you to teach the kids that growing things isn't a given, that there are many factors that can interfere with growing. I like that the instruction booklet has some other "experiments" that you can do with the seeds also. As for it being a styrofoam container...re-use it. Plant something else.

Anyhow, if everything goes as planned (and it may not) the boys and I will be harvesting radishes in 15 to 20 days! So cool!

My 9 yr old daughter is thrilled that her seeds are now growing into plants. The assembly is only a couple of simple steps. The dirt comes in solid round wafers that you toss in a mixing bowl, add water and stir. Spoon dirt into planter, add seeds close to plexiglass and the roots are visible in a few days!

This is great for my son to be able to study the root system on these plants. He loves to study plants down to there roots. Great Product!

The box this came in looked nothing like the picture of the box that is shown. The box was brown with the words ROOT-VUE FARM printed in black. Inside was a styrofoam square, a bag of dirt chips, one piece of white plastic, one piece of thick blue plastic and 3 packages of expired seeds. This was supposed to be a gift from Santa and the brown square box with the words on the side failed to delight in any way. AWFUL and not at all worth the money.