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

Must remember!

The 4th graders and I went out and picked the SECOND batch of snow peas. I will remember my camera on the next visit I make with a group.

The latest is...

*newly planted green beans coming up
*lettuce will be harvested soon
*corn is coming up
*tomato plant has a bloom on it
*sunflowers also coming up

Hope everyone is good! Please feel free to stop and pull weeds, I am trying to get out there, but just haven't had too much opportunity with rain timing. You can stop by and pull off a snow pea or a piece of lettuce, too! :)

More pictures!

My parents were here last weekend and they purchased 40 marigold plants for the garden. My mom and I planted them around the inside edge of the garden. They add a little color to the garden.


These are a few of the stepping stones that the 7th and 8th graders mosaic-ed (not sure if that is a real word or not) the tops of these concrete stones. They all did a great job of completing this project. The first two are flowers and the last one resembles Earth.

5th grade farmers

The 5th graders and I, with the help of Mrs. Bauer and Mrs. Masters, planted like crazy on Wednesday. They planted green pepper and tomato plants, more green bean seeds, corn and sunflowers seeds. They had a great time getting their fingers all dirty! I was very proud of how responsible they were! :)


Tomato (above), green peppers and cosmos (below)




We will have "gigantic" sunflowers in the back of this row and smaller ones in the front of the row. Can't wait to see these!


This is where our corn will hopefully grow!

Latest happenings!

The kids and I have been watering away! Guess that watering has paid off! Below you will see all types of plants that are growing and beginning to produce some tasty treats.


These are squash. Didn't realize how rocky the ground was until I looked closely at this picture!



Pea #1 above and Pea #2 below! There are tons of tiny pea pods all over the plants we have out there!





Onions, onions everywhere! :) They are getting closer to "eating" size!


The lettuce is coming up great! Couple more weeks, and we should have enough to put a small bowl out on the salad bar.

The chives are a favorite of the 3rd grade. They actually have their flowers now.
These are carrots that are slowly growing. We have a few that we winter sowed and they are a bit ahead of these.

We ate radishes!

Brandon was so excited to get in there an pull out a radish! He came up with quite a few all in one clump.


The boys jumped right in and did a great job of pulling out the radishes. Some found a BIG prize at the bottom of their plant, some found a cute little gem!


The girls were much more gentle when they uprooted their radishes. They were so excited to see the end result!



Most of the students ate a bit of a radish and actually enjoyed it. I was so happy to see so many of them willing to try something they weren't sure of initially. The extras I asked Mrs. Kiefer if we could add to the salad bar. They were a HUGE success! :)

HELLO

I will be posting more pictures very soon! The 5th graders and I will be planting all kinds of seeds and plants tomorrow, Wednesday, if anyone would like to join. We'll be out there around 1:30.

Brief Update...

Drum roll, please....

Ladies and gentlemen, we have MANY sweet pea blossoms AND our green beans have popped up through the ground! Please stop by and check it all out!!! God is amazing!

Real Progress!

I will transplant them very soon. They are thriving and I just don't want to mess them up!
The lettuce and broccoli will be ready before you know it!
Our onions are getting bigger and bigger!
Radishes in foreground and turnips in back. They are really doing well!

And finally, we have the best of all! Our 1st blossom on one of our sweet pea plants! :)