Update on the Garden and Jello Experiment

Jello Experiment Update

OK so I was real excited when the day after when the day after we “planted” 4 of the 6 seeds in the jello they germinated. You can kind of see it in this picture.

Unfortunately nothing has happened since. I am hoping they start growing soon.

Tomato Update

The tomatoes had a rough night as well. Apparently either a rabbit or a deer or something got into them and ate 2 of the 6.

The other 4 are growing great. Not sure what to do to keep the varmits out of them.

Jello Squash Gardening

So we finally got around to planting our zucchini seeds in jello.  I am not sure the kids understood what we were doing but they were still pretty excited about it. I hope it works and that the seeds germinate. The bag said it should take about a week.

Has anyone ever done this before? I am not sure what to do once the seeds start to grow.

Anyway, here are some pictures of the project.

Mini Gardening with the Kids

I needed to get a new battery for the mower so we ran out to Straders and decided that we would get some tomatoes.  I thought it would be a fun project for the boys this summer.

The boys had fun riding around on the cart, especially when we walked thru the rain inside one of the greenhouses.

The boys were pretty excited about helping out. Heath I think was more interested in playing in the dirt

I got out some compost from the bin – after stirring it up for the first time in 3 or 4 months. Then I put the boys to work mixing the compost with the potting soil.

Finally the boys planted the tomatoes in the pots.

I also decided to try an experiment that I had read about. I made some jello in clear cups and I am going to have the boys plant some seeds in the jello. In theory the seeds should germinate and we should be able to watch the root system develop and the plant start to form.  The jello is setting up tonight. I will have them plant it tomorrow.