IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!! What's Been Happening in the Garden?

Good question!

Thanks to the diligent attention of a few McKinley families, and helpful bond construction workers, the garden was watered and tended all summer. One of the perks of water duty is that you get to eat what's out there. The lettuce, peas, radishes, green beans and chard were awesome. Thanks to James and Wandering Aengus for lending us the huge water tank we used, and then hauling it away when we finally got the water back on.


Here are some pictures of the garden. I encourage you to go see it! Wander through before or after school and ask your kids what they've been learning about the garden. You might be surprised at what they say.

Remember how lettuce likes nice
cool weather?
This is right after planting.
Little baby plants!

Then it got hot finally this summer. Do you know what
happens to lettuce when it gets hot? It bolts!
It grows like a tree trunk and tastes terrible!
These went straight into the compost for the worms.

Guess what happens when you cut off the
head of a cabbage? It grows little baby
cabbages like these.

Guess what this is? Flower or vegetable? Both!
This is an artichoke that never got picked when you could eat it, so it "flowered."

Yep, that's a pumpkin alright!

The kindergarden's sunflowers grew tall and strong. See those little black things near the bottom? They're sunflower seeds!