Every spring, I buy some vegetable plants and start another garden in my 4’x8′ enclosed patch in the backyard. The whole thing started when my son was one. I felt inspired to teach him where foods come from. He is six years old now.
I have learned a thing or two every year from working in the garden. About gardening and, also, about my own character. Lately, about homeschooling, too.
This year, I have already gleaned two lessons:
1. Don’t (trans)plant too early. We planted our veggie garden in mid-April. A week later, hail and snow killed it, even though we covered it with a sheet. When it’s cold, it’s cold. Continue reading