Gardening

Today we created a garden. A garden of tomatoes, corn and radishes. We threw in some watermelon and cantaloupe and carrots, lettuce and cucumbers for the rabbit.

We have never done this before, but with gas prices so high and money so tight, four kids need something creative to occupy their time and I need a break! I do realize I will be doing a lot of the nurturing, but that's alright, mommy time here I come!!!!

The rising gas prices have glued us home more this year, so what better way to spend our time than outside, nurturing and loving our garden! It was relatively cheap to start, we got seed packs 5 for $1.00 and off we went. The kids gardening tools were also just $1.00 a piece and we didn't even hit a dollar store! I think altogether we spent $25.00 and that included seeds, dirt, pots, tools and fertilizer! An inexpensive family activity!

All four kids were excited about this venture. Lex, the 11 year old was most interested in helping plant the seeds and potted plants in the garden itself. Em, our precocious 2 year old, just wanted to dig and play in the dirt. Log and Tris helped a lot by getting the ground ready and filling the pots with dirt! Being boys they loved this chore. They are proud of their work and can't wait to see what happens.

We also spread flower seeds in another part of the yard, there wasn't a lot of organization to this.......so it should be interesting to see what happens!

Hopefully this is a garden that will produce not just great veggies, but great memories!