Garden

I've been ambivalent about my garden this year.  This 35-week baby belly is sucking the energy right out of me, and every time I bend over I get heart-burn, and hauling bags of manure and garden soil is probably not very smart.  But when I see cute little squash plants in the garden center, and smell fresh basil, and think of warm tomatoes straight from the garden I get a second wind. 

With an uncertain agenda the boys and I went to the garden center last week.  We picked up a few herbs and a few bags of soil.  Today we planted everything. Here is our "garden" so far. 

We put a Roma tomato in a pot...












A zucchini in the ground in a small patch of ground by the back door..

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In Calvin's Earth Box we planted two new cilantro plants, plus we had a left over chive from last year and a surprise carrot.  I also always plant marigolds. 

 And my favorite of all, Sweet Basil!  Calvin decorated the soil with rocks we painted during our Rock unit. 

I'm still on the look-out for some jalapenos.  We may also put some seeds in the ground. 

It's a far cry from a garden, but I think we have just enough to keep us interested for the next few months. 

How does your garden grow?