Waiting around for Luke to finish what he's up to has given me a few minutes to write a post. We are off to B & Q to get some sand, compost and drain cleaner - the first two items are for improving fecundity and drainage in the veg patch that Luke wants to dig whilst the last is obviously to clear out the drain after finding out how blocked it was with fallen leaves and some sand.
I've been reading up about sewing seeds this morning which reminded me of one of Luke's first planting experiences. Having been impressed by a small monkey puzzle tree (before he saw the huge specimens they grow into) he sent off for some seeds and plonked them into little pots of compost. Being new to gardening he reverted back to childhood and checked on it everyday before, about two weeks after planting them, he could stand the inactivity no longer and pulled them up to check if they were taking root. Only one was showing any sign of life so Luke contritely pushed it back in again to lessen the shock of being uprooted only to see it snap off in his fingers. He's never grown another one since.
Last week I told the toddlers at story time a story about sunflowers and got them to make a Mothering Sunday card with a paper sunflower on a long stem on the front. Sunflowers are a great way of introducing children to gardening because the growth is so spectacular from that one jet black seed and if you grow a few you can chart how quickly they shoot up.
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