It’s a busy time in the household this week. As the weather gets better, we are spending more time in our fledgling garden, learning as we go how things need to be done. It’s quite the trial and error system, but it’s the best way for us to learn. This will be our second garden in two years that we have started from scratch, literally digging up overgrown grasses and weeds that other people have left behind to turnn it into something that will provide us with delicious vegetables and fruits all spring, summer and fall.

Also, I’m hoping it will help in the picky eater department too. As we spend more time in the garden digging in the rich brwon dirt, we are also sharing this time with out two yeard old son. I hope that somehow all those rumours are true about letting your kids help at the garden level. Maybe he will become super interested in the vegetables that are growing right here in his backyard and maybe he’ll actually try one or two. One can only hope.

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