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Grow, Garden, Grow!

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Leah enjoying some of the first mint harvest!

Sometimes, there's just nothing like getting your hands dirty. Back in March Leah and I planted seeds over spring break. We have been faithfully watering them and watching them grow. This week we let the seedlings harden off outside and have finally transplanted them to our new garden box that Ryan and I built. First some pictures of the seed planting in March... (Seems like so long ago!)





Here's our herb garden on the deck....most of these we bought as seedlings instead of starting from seeds. In our potted herb garden we have parsley, cilantro, mint, thyme, and something else that I can't remember. (I guess I have to wait until it's big enough to smell!) Leah walks over here to pick some mint whenever we go outside. We're planning on having a homemade tea party with her one of these days with mint tea...


And here's our new raised garden bed. We're growing tomatos, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, cucumber, lettuce, spinach, arugula, and lavender. I haven't grown the salad greens before, and I'm hoping that they take! I'm looking forward to going outside to pick my own lunch!


The science teacher in me is giddy with joy that Leah
is so excited about caring for our growing plants.
I find myself encouraging her to use the word "soil" instead of "dirt,"
and using a POE structure to our conversations!
(POE is teacher talk for Predict, Observe, Explain.)
Poor girl.


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Anonymous said…
I bet Grandpa Pete is just beaming down on you as you watch your garden grow!
June 8, 2011 at 5:16 PM
Jessica and Greg said…
:) looks so yummy and I'm so jealous. I wish we had room for a garden. Someday soon hopefully. And though it may be thyme that I see, could you possibly be growing tarragon or rosemary or sage? One of them kind of looks like those.
June 9, 2011 at 12:18 PM
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