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Things Are Coming Along Nicely

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Category: Sharing the Joy with Others | Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:38 pm

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The first place my tutoring and daycare students seem to look, as they come into my house, is towards our table farm! The Areogarden actually looks as ample and full as the ads show! Every day, for several days now, one of my preschoolers announces that a sunflower seedling has let go of the seed! I explained that the seedlings come out of the seed, then begin to grow their leaves, pushing the seed case up with them as they grow. Soon, the seed falls off of the seedling.In a few weeks we can plant them out, designing our maze as we go.
It's funny...what they tune in to and what they tune out. I put a really sweet movie on, The Secret Garden... nothing. A little dirt, a few seeds and BAM!(Actually, I'd rather play in the dirt, too.)
Our radishes, peas, greens, strawberries (leaves) are peeping out of the soil. The American Cranberry bushes have decided to bloom this year and have shown their little beaded buds. I screamed with delight like a little girl when I saw that! If my Contorted Mulberry actually bears fruit this year, I'm sure YOU will ALL hear my screams of pure joy, sans internet!!! Seven years till fruiting...now that requires some patience.
I've decided to add amaranth and quinoa to our sunflower maze. As I understand it, one of them is a cool season crop and the other prefers warmer soil. We'll figure out a way to do it. I do my best thinking standing out in the garden (after some research), scratching my head, staring for endless moments at possibilities, talking out loud to myself, and...probably scaring the neighbors!!!


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Jewell _2009 wrote on Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:53 am:

Sounds like you are having so much fun! Can't wait to hear how the maze develops.

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shannonrose wrote on Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:15 am:

It is so fun to share gardens with children. They take great delight in the funnest things. In a way gardens help us return to our own childlike behavior. The excitement of things growing.

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