We get the other kids involved when they get home from school, but it's mainly Ta'Rell's project, as she doesn't start school until next year. This allows her to do all the things that are so developmentally important to preschoolers, including playing in the dirt. Ta'Rell and her sisters will only be with us temporarily, but the Joneses are always prepared for longer if necessary. All of the children love working in the garden, and it also allows them to eat healthy fresh produce, and we save money. We've taken some of the elements from the yard that were eye sores that George promised to get rid of, but remain after several months. We plan to use the old rusted wheel barrow as a raised garden box for our herb garden.
We took some old tiles, that were left in the yard at our last house (that George brought with us for some reason) and we broke them to create a broken tile walkway that runs through the middle of our garden.
An old used tire will become a planter for some greenery. We've created a sitting area that will have taller surrounding plants and a brick walkway to get to the sitting area without stepping on our plants.
We are currently preparing the ground to transplant our seedlings to the fertile ground. Where we live there are tons of rabbits, so we will need do something to prevent the rabbits from feasting on our vegetation without harming them or our vegetables. Our neighbor across the street has a nursery, so we will solicit her help with keeping the rabbits away. Ta'Rell is excited to get up every day and water her plants. She talks to them and encourages her older sisters and cousin to love the plants, not harm them. They see her passion for the plants, and they listen to what she tells them. We look forward to harvest season (just around the Thanksgiving Holiday), so that we can bring some items from our garden to our table.
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