Our Garden

The vegetables that the boys planted a few weeks ago are growing rapidly.  (Sorry that the hibiscus is blocking some of it.  I wish that the hibiscus was doing as well as the other plants.) We planted some herbs and a tomato plant this week, and we are hoping that they grow well too.  The nice thing is that it doesn't matter what season it is when you plant things because the weather is the same all year long, and it never freezes.

Benjamin's cucumbers

The vegetables haven't started growing yet, but you can see the vines where the cucumbers will be.

Joshua's carrots

When he first looked at the difference between the carrots and cucumbers, he was disappointed that his carrots were not growing as well as the cucumbers.  It is hard to convince him that the carrots are growing under the soil.  He is going to be very surprised when he figures it all out.

That is the tomato plant on the left.  We just planted the seeds, so they haven't sprouted yet. 

We found this tree at Home Depot the other day.  I have always wanted a lemon tree, but we move too often to grow my own.  This is a Chinese lemon tree (I can't remember the real name), and it can be grown in a pot.  There are several lemons that are almost ready to pick, and I can't wait to try them.

This was our snack today.  We made a flower and talked about the different parts.  I have found quite a few websites with cute ideas like this.  I used their idea, but I changed the ingredients to what I had in the refrigerator.  The kids really liked this activity since most of their snacks are eaten in the car.

You can see that Benjamin's didn't last very long.