"Richard Elsmore" wrote in
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I am novice gardener and only have planted shrubs, climbers etc but
would like to grow some fruit or vegetables with my 3 year old
daughter.

It would be good to have a sort of progressive garden, where something
interesting is happening all the time. Choose things that sprout quickly
(beans, peas), things that can be sampled almost as soon as they come up
(lettuce, spinach), things that grow more when you pick them (herbs), and
things that will produce continuously for a long time after they mature
(beans, tomatoes, cucumbers). That should hold her interest for months.
--S.