Sunday, May 4, 2008

I grew that!





I am not a grower. I have always wanted to be. It's hard to keep up because if you get busy for a few days and forget to water it's all over. Some hobbies can be picked up when ever. Gardeners have to be consistent.
So I am trying again. It's spring and we've planted alot of seeds. Riley checks everyday and 1 week 2 days later the green is starting to poke through. If you look closely at the dirt you might see our baby bean plants. The pot has a baby flower plant.
The strawberry plant is awesome. I was going to buy a few tiny plants but saw this 1/2 gallon pot and it had a pretty yellow-green strawberry already growing. We took it home and I think we'll get a good strawberry a week. Riley had the first one (she was the guinea pig-and she's fine). This one is almost ready to be picked and there are already 3-4 more growing.
We have tomatoes, green beans, flowers, squash, basil, sunflower, carrots, strawberries...am I forgetting anything?
I am going to have most of our plants in containers and a few planted into the ground. It's exciting to watch a seed become a plant and have something to eat from the effort.
Riley has always wanted to plant everything that looks like a seed. She picks the sesame seeds off of her hamburger bun and takes the seeds home to plant in the soil. I'm sure there are 10 million apple seeds planted in the front yard.
The garden center was out of zucchini seeds. I still want to plant zucchini and peppers. Actually I want to plant all the ingredients it takes to make good salsa.
My mom and dad are really good gardeners. Their garden is planted in neat little rows. Last year they had so many vegetables we would go over to play and leave with tomatoes and bell peppers.
I'll keep you updated on our little plants. Maybe that way I'll remember to tend the garden daily.

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