Garden Update

We've finally started to get 'real' harvests from our tiny garden now that summer is heating up...

It's so exciting! And doubly exciting for me, because I get to watch my kids enjoy themselves. We picked our very first pumpkin. (I may have planted these a bit too early for halloween)

 I've been so impressed with my daughters patience. We watched and watered this little pumpkin for months. I was so impressed with how gently she watched over it, while reminding me-- "we have to wait 'till it's orange."

We also have gotten exactly one strawberry. I hope it tasted good, because it was the only one we got!

After watching how much the kids have enjoyed this gardening experiment, I think we'll have to do this every year. The kids are fantastic about eating anything that came from the garden-- washed or not! (We are still working on that!) In our climate, we can also have a fall/winter garden, so I'm looking forward to researching what we can plant again in a few months.