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 Planting Time This past weekend, I gathered various pots, potting soil, gardening gloves and spades, and trays of young plants, and headed to the backyard with my kids. I wasn't sure how smart of an idea this was, as my youngest is only two, but it turned out to be one of the most pleasant afternoons we've had in a long time. I have dreams of having a large vegetable garden like my mother's, but for now, a modest container garden will have to do. My children and I picked out the plants based on what we liked to eat and what I knew would grow well in containers: tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, basil, thyme and parsley. The baby plants lived on our kitchen table for a few days until we had the time for our planting project. The boys were very excited. We all worked together to fill the pots with soil, and, surprisingly, my 2 year old was very neat and careful as he scooped dirt with his metal spade and placed it gingerly into the waiting pots. We used large round pots for the pepper plants, and even larger pots for the tomatoes, smaller pots for the herbs, and long rectangular planters for the lettuce. I would hold each plant up, and the boys would help me to loosen the dirt from the root ball. Then we would place each plant into a small hole we had dug for it (dubbed by my two year old as its "new home") and gave it a little water. When all were planted, we cleaned up our mess, arranged the pots, and stood back and looked over our work. The boys were very proud, and so was I. Even a humble little container garden speaks no less of the promise and possibility which the new life in these little green plants represents. I feel a sense of peace and connection tending to plants, and love to share this with my children. |
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