We finally have begun paying attention to the veggie garden again after letting it spend some "quality time" alone...Jared built new boxes, we added a bench for hanging out, the hanging baskets were freshened up, and we've planted a bunch of veggies. The weather was typically cold and grey for about the whole month of June, so things grew slowly, but we're finally enjoying lots of sunshine so hopefully we'll get some ripe veggies to use soon. Parker and Levi each planted their own crops recently--Parker has a watermelon, and Levi has a pumpkin. I must say, it has been interesting in the garden this year, since Levi is still in a stage where he wreaks havoc on plants sometimes--he's learning what it means when I tell him that the berries/tomatoes/apples aren't "ripe" yet (i.e. please don't pick them!)! And he's learning to leave the plants planted once they have found nice homes in the soil. Oh, and he's learning the difference between weeds, which shall be pulled, and plants, which shall not.
