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.
