Planting

April 11th

Today we went out to the garden and planted lettuce, spinach, pansies and peas.  All but the peas were plant starts grown from seeds that Michele and I planted in a soil less seed starting mix in her library on March 3rd.  For a month they have been under grow lights for 18 hours, and then hardened off outside for a week or so.  This process strikes me as being somewhat of a miracle.  Not only because of what a tiny seed is capable of producing, but how Michele can probably grow plants in her sleep!  We also transplanted red leaf lettuce that has been planted last fall and had started growing in the garden in early spring.  Parent volunteers Teresa, Shira and Jeanette helped out with the planting. 

The kids also helped set up the sprinkler, mainly by forming a long 'hose train' to get the water hose to the garden.  Many also enjoyed getting wet.  Sprinkler's are still the cheapest way to entertain kids!