Ellie loves preschool and she was thrilled the day they talked about seeds and growing things and were given their own pot of dirt with a bean plant seed nestled in it. What a great idea for a preschooler....to give them their own seed to nuture and watch grow. Now, if you are looking for a seed that gives quick results, the bean is your answer! It grew taller and taller right before our eyes. Ellie was so thrilled, especially when we discovered that the cute little buds it had sprouted were turning into tiny beans and then into long beans! We took the picture right before we transplanted it into a bigger pot. This is where the happy bean plant story ends and the sad one takes over. Is what Ellie doesn't know, and I don't know how to tell her, is that after the transplant, I left it out on the deck to enjoy the sunshine, only to find it snapped in half by a big gusty wind that came out of no where. Do you think the nursery sells bean plants that are already a foot tall with seven beans on it?!
Now to Lauren's plant project. She came home from school with a cabbage plant. It was actually labeled "O.S. Cabbage" o.s. for "oversized". I guess this particular "breed" of cabbage grows up to 40 lbs. and requires a space with eight feet in all directions to grow. Holy Cabbage! A letter accompanied this plant explaining that the 3rd grader who grew the biggest cabbage would be awarded a $1000 scholarship. For now, it is in a pot, but where oh where are we going to find an 16' space to grow it? Do you think they'd notice over at the golf course?
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I am very impressed you farmers you!!! Looks like fun.
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