A small harvest

I mentioned that we would need some basil for our lunch, and my helpers were keen to collect it themselves. The kids love to play with their food, and honestly, so do I. Assembling bits and pieces into a delicious work of art on your plate is good for the body and the soul.

I'm embarrassed to say how little of anything we've harvested from our pathetic garden this year. But, it's now that time of summer when you don't dare step foot out there without a basket (or two), because you just never know what you're gonna find. Pathetic garden or not, we went through the gate prepared.



I suspected that besides the basil we might want to haul home some yellow zucchini, a giant boquet of swiss chard, maybe a whole bunch of raspberries, and a beet or two.

But THIS?



This does not belong in the garden. Our first order of business was to pick some poultry and toss it out the gate.

Darn chickens.



After securing the perimeter, we started with Garden One. The boys went racing through their maze. Arms flapping, slapping the popcorn leaves. Giggling. Over and over and over.

They slowed down for a minute to check out the sunflowers. We have never grown sunflowers before. I have to admit they're pretty cool. The one plant that is blooming is nowhere near twelve to twenty-four feet tall. That's the other variety, the one that the entire seed packet was crushed. Still, two of them grew.



And then on to Garden Two, and the search for yellow zucchini began. The regular old green ones never grew. Yes, pathetic.



In an effort to distract you from all the weeds in the foreground of that picture (which I did pull that night), check out how tall the cattails are behind the corral fence! Yes, it's true. We were brilliant enough to put our garden in a swamp.

The good news? We almost never have to water. Ever.

I was shocked when the boys pulled two cucumbers out of here. We do not ever have any success with cucumbers. Perhaps with the gorgeous late autumn we are going to have, this year will be different.



But even that delusional thought positive attitude isn't enough to keep my hope alive for a popcorn harvest. Despite that, the sweet corn in Garden Three is looking good.



And here, I had planned to post a picture of the boys with their baskets overflowing with colorful goodness.

This poorly closed KinderGARDEN update has been brought to you by a dead camera battery. Better luck next time.

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