A Tomato Harvest :-)
Last Spring the boys and I were studying life science and plants. I told them we would have a garden, but they had to be on-board with helping me plant the seeds. Let me first say, I do NOT have a green thumb and have tried for years to have a successful tomato garden or cucumber garden, and I normally have to buy my flowers already grown at the garden center and plant them. I began studying on soil because my neighbor who happens to have a green thumb stressed to me that it's all about the soil first, sure you need a sunny spot in your yard, but even if you have the perfect spot, the soil has got to be right. I began first getting the soil ready. We started to make compost with some help from youtube videos, gardening websites, and of course my neighbor's tidbits. Then I studied what else is good for vegetable soil. Next thing you know, the boys and I are buying styrofoam cups from dollar tree and mixing our soil, planting our seeds. ...