The Garden Project

Misha in the bamboo jungle in the backyard.

Our garden project is going well! It's certainly on the small side (very small), but it has made the kids excited about growing (and eating) vegetables, so in my book, that's a success. In March, we first planted a few things. A few weeks later, we added a few more, to bring our collection to a few pumpkins, zucchini, cucumbers, watermelon, carrots, sunflowers - and the green beans growing up our little huts. With one setback of foster boxers romping through our garden ripping up zucchinis, the plants have been growing steadily. Everyone was bursting with excitement when the beans flowered and produced tiny baby beans, and just a few days ago, we got to enjoy the "fruits" of our efforts and eat our full-grown beans! True, it was only a handful for each of the boys, but they ate them and loved them, so proud that they were OUR beans and not from a store. It made me happy the next day when Sebby came down for breakfast and thought about what he wanted to eat. After a bit, he said, "Can I have green beans?" (There were only two left, which he ate, along with a bowl of mashed potatoes.)

Sebby and Daddy digging up bamboo roots.

A break for volleyball.

The beans back when they were small.

Growing, growing green beans.

Baby beans appear!

Almost ready for harvest.

Soon to be picked.

My little harvesters.

Proud Sebby.

Bowls full of beans! Yum!

 The beans got most of the attention, but the pumpkins are also thriving! We are hopeful to have our own pumpkin by Halloween. We'll see. We also have a few zucchini, cucumber and watermelon plants that are slowly but surely getting bigger.

A little pumpkin.

Getting bigger and ready to flower!

This one is starting to sprawl like a real pumpkin plant.

Today the flowers are blooming!

We also have a handful of carrots that we've been watching as they grow!