Today, I spent the day putting up the fencing around the garden. It looks pretty good, I think. The other pictures are the crocus that are still blooming. Not sure what's up with the daffodil and tulips, trying to be patient! :) Happy Easter and may God bless each of your family members!

Directions for the gardening group...

I will be sending each of you a copy of this (with a few other guidelines, soon!) Kim

Garden summer schedule

This is the best I can do for now in getting a calendar up and running. Please check out to see if your name is listed, if so let me know if it works. If not and you want to be added, let me know! :) Kim

Nervous...

Everyone keeps telling me that these sweet little new crocus and daffodil will be just fine during our ridiculous threat of a winter storm this weekend. If I had my own kids, can you imagine how my nerves would be?! :) The winter sowing containers are going wild and they too are supposed to be just fine. It sure is hard to believe these little bitty light green sprouts, etc... can withstand this incoming crummy weather! I will keep everyone posted!

I know I am being silly...

... but this is so fun! (I am sure my mom is so happy that I am enjoying this gardening process as this is one of her favorite pass times!)


So, I took the 1st graders out today to look at our blooming crocus, and low and behold, there are more. They are little white ones and are in the southeast corner. I am so excited! The tulips will be up very soon!

ALSO, the winter sowing containers have some sprouts in them. It would be hard to take pictures of them, but I will try. :)

Many blessings!

DO YOU SEE THEM???

Check out our very first flowers! They are really little yellow and purple crocus. They are so cute! I found them on the northeast corner of the garden. Please stop by and check them out if you have a chance! :)

Spring is in the air and bulbs are popping up through the ground!!! :)

Here are some pictures I took this morning of our bulbs that are coming up. I am so excited! I went through the school this morning announcing to anyone who would listen that this was happening.

The containers have moved outside!

I managed to get all of the 1st through 6th graders in the room at some point this week. We planted like crazy. You should ask your child what they planted in their container. It was fun to watch them get their hands dirty and we weren't even out in the garden, yet! Here are a few of the move from inside to their new home!


North counter in the classroom. It took up the enter wall of counter space.


Same north wall from another angle. Just wanted everyone to see how many containers we really have!


Emma and Robin are two of the 6th graders who helped me move the containers from the classroom out to their new temporary home.


Tyler and Noah also showed their strength by carrying these trays outside by themselves!


Home sweet (temporary) home! I am sure those seeds are wondering what in the world happened to their new cozy WARM old home. It is supposed to rain some this weekend, so I wanted them to be outside to start getting acclimated as soon as possible.


The next set of pictures should be getting the outline of the garden set using some of the tree stumps from the trees we cut down in the fall, adding wood chips for a walking path and most anxiously awaiting the arrival of some buds from our bulbs. :)

Today we started out winter sowing! I started with the 4th graders. They really did a fantastic job of following directions and planting both cosmos and baby's breath seeds. I was very proud of them!




The 5th graders prepared their marigold and red poppy seeds. They, also, helped me prepare the 1st graders containers. The first graders came in and planted marigolds, red poppy's and cosmos. I was sad that I didn't have enough hands to take pictures of the first graders.




A huge thanks go out to Robert's dad for collecting most of these containers and Ms. Polly for helping provide the special potting soil we used. I sure appreciate all the contributions!

Second, Third and Sixth graders will need to plant theirs and we will take the trays outside to let them "do their thing". I keep reminding the students this is an EXPERIMENT and if it succeeds awesome, if not that is ok, too.

If anyone knows of how I could get a hold of some plain stepping stones, I sure could use the help. I have sought donations, but have been unsuccessful.

Thank you, GOD for the beautiful sunshine this week! We look forward to seeing our bulbs start poking up through the soil outside, soon! :)