My Padawans On Vegetable Gardening

One has to begin somewhere.  For me, it was with my Grandparents in their massive summer gardens.  Sadly, most of our youth today don't know how to garden.  But there are some that want to try, and I'm here to get them started on their vegetable journey.  It's nothing huge. 

Just a start.  On a Saturday morning in January, we all met up at our local Lowe's gardening center where we would begin with several cool season vegetables like cilantro, lettuce and broccoli.  They purchased several of their favorite veggies to pot and now we have a mini garden in a protected area.  Students will water and monitor plant success throughout this time period. 

It has been a lot of fun getting involved with this type of project.  We hope that other students will see this and want to join in on the fun.  Hopefully it will catch on and if it doesn't well.....at least these students are enjoying the experience of growing their own veggies:)

These photos were taken in January and because we are in March, most Tucsonans are finishing up with their cool season veggies and preparing for our second season of the warmer veggies like chile plants, basil, etc.  Things are warming up in the garden....and so am I!  More tomorrow.....