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Reminder to Order; A Boy's Winter Garden
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This year is my son Stephen’s first year of middle school, and he has Agriculture as an elective class. Today, he will be working on his project. Stephen is planting a winter garden and will be responsible for watering, tending and harvesting it and documenting the results. Yesterday we purchased the materials he needs to build a small raised bed, including starter plants. I really enjoyed the enthusiasm displayed by Stephen and his brother Charlie when it came to time to choose the plants. Stephen chose lettuce, broccoli, turnip greens, and Brussels sprouts. I selected spinach, rosemary, rutabagas, cabbages and Swiss chard. Charlie is in Kindergarten and does not yet read, but keenly checked the pictures on the labels of the various plants. “Look, Mama, this one is for pizza!” Charlie exclaimed as he chose basil. “I want this one, too, because it’s for deviled eggs,” he said, and picked up a pot of parsley. Now, I know that basil is not a winter plant, but I just could not say no to Charlie’s excitement, not to mention that the plant was lush and green and healthy-looking. And, as several of my Wednesday Market friends know, basil is my favorite herb!
As luck would have it, rain is forecast for later on today, and so, I’d better get to work helping the boys build and plant. Hopefully the rain will come after the planting is done, and we will be well on our way to having some homegrown vegetables soon.
Thank you for supporting The Wednesday Market, and we’ll see you soon.
Beverly