Since today is the last day of the blogathon, I had plans to write about what I learned but instead wanted to share that I am content.
Sunday I spent two hours gardening with my younger daughters and had a blast. When they were babies, I thought about gardening. I drooled over gardening magazines and just dreamed. Aren’t the pictures beautiful! And then when my kids got old enough, I gardened for about an hour. Soon somebody had a dirty diaper or needed to be fed, so I had to quit for the day.
The years rolled along, and some children wanted to help with the garden. Planting seeds was fun for a short time then it became too much work. And today, my girls stayed with it the entire time and helped me plant gerber daisies, scarlet runner beans, zucchini, cosmos, bush beans, tiny pumpkins, marigolds, and more.
I briefly explained about depth of planting, distance between seeds, germination terms etc. and then let them do it themselves. We pulled weeds and uprooted bulbs. We replanted bulbs and tried to dodge cat poop. We talked about how barren the garden looked today and how lush it will look this summer. We prayed for our garden that it would be full so we can enjoy it and share the bounty with others.
Today, parenting can not be topped!
(Later, I wanted to post a picture of their dirty hands but when I asked them about taking a picture, they informed me that their hands were clean now and couldn’t I just go get a pic off the internet?…yep, I guess I could. Thank you, dear ladies.)
Photo courtesy of Pink Sherbet Photography (Creative Commons)
I wish I had gardened when my kids were small. It is a joy they do not share with me, although they enjoy the results when they come visit. What are those creepy crawlies in the photo?
Hi Alexandra,
Isn’t that picture fun/gross? I think they’re slugs. We’re still waiting for the weather to warm up to plant for this year’s garden.
j
What a wonderful post, and a great way to spend a day with your daughters! We’ve always planted tomato plants in large pots for the summer because nothing is quite like a homegrown summer tomato. I’m waiting until we return from vacation to start this year’s pots…I can hardly wait!
Last day of the blogathon? Is that post a re-print or did I miss something? I love flowers, plants, trees and veggies but am not a patient gardener. I’m sure you are much more zen about it, Jan.
Hey Lisa,
It’s a past post from last year’s blogathon that I wanted to share on my blog and it was one less for me to write. I love the garden after it’s planted. We’ve been so wet in the Pacific Northwest that I’m glad I haven’t planted yet. Hopefully, I’ll be able to convince my daughters that they have to help me out in the garden on the last day of the blogathon because it’s tradition. Does that sound convincing?
j