Okay! That about sums it up. Oh, and today we bought another 55-gallon barrel for collecting rain water (this makes two).
The hail last night wrecked some of the lettuces (well, the hail, plus a vagary or two). So we'll put some more in the ground. They're already working on pre-germinating in a jar.
Some of our first pre-germinated beets and cabbages are in the dirt, too, and I'll be adding some broccoli seedlings to those two beds, and dill (these are all great companion plants) when it's just a little warmer. We made some great progress digging beds this (long, 4-day) weekend, and Tom will probably be setting up the rain barrels tomorrow. Meanwhile, Sarah is researching everything we need to know about irrigation so that, eventually, we don't have to worry about watering and we can use the barrels for growing potatoes.
About babysitting! Well, turns out that a sweet woman who lives in a retirement community is not permitted to have a garden, but LOVES gardening and canning tomatoes. She wants fresh, healthy food to eat, and in exchange for it is willing to babysit our little ones for us while we work! Apparently she has a few fellow sweet-old-lady like-mindeds. They can basically sit and read stories, keep the kids happy drawing and blowing bubbles and so on. Awesome news, yes, fellow parents??? Three cheers for all-ages gardening!!!
Final note, Tom and I watched the movie Dirt! the other night and were truly inspired. This is definitely YRCG movie night film material. We're looking forward to hosting a movie night to feature Dirt! when the busy season has settled down.
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