This summer as well as last, Ben has worked a garden plot in the backyard. Last year, he impressed me by asking whether he could prepare the soil after it had been allowed to grow over for the previous five years. I was surprised when he turned over the entire plot himself, paid for seeds and seedlings and took care of the watering and weeding.
This year he has extended the size a bit and is working on some of the requirements for the Plant Science Merit Badge. In the spring, he planted green beans, spinach, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, Big Boy tomatoes, green bell peppers and Gypsy peppers. :) Here is his first harvest.
The green beans are coming along nicely and should yield much more in the next couple of weeks. We have some rabbits with insatiable appetites that have made off with the lettuce, spinach and all but three of the carrots but Ben is not discouraged. He is paying his sister to watch out the window and chase the rabbits away. :)
