15 Ways Gardening is Like Dating

These days, when we first get to the garden, the race is on to see what's grown and what's ready to pick. 











  




We found cucumbers and peppers today, cleaned and sorted..









 ...and ate some.





The watermelon is growing out of it's spot and into the horseshoe pits next door so it needed some trimming. 

 

The beans were also on their way out into the path so they got a trim.
The cucumbers needed more place to climb so more string was added for them.. It's a healthy, thriving garden!

There was excitement over finding three bees in a pumpkin blossom. (By the time the camera arrived one had left.)










The snapdragons are beginning to re-bloom after taking a little break from the intense heat. Some of the kids had never seen them "talk" so that was a great discovery.



After the watering, weeding and discovering, we used a game to identify 15 traits of gardeners, such

as " "They are adaptable and flexible", "They are creative", and "They know how to deal with setbacks." Participants chose cards, one at a time, and decided which of 5 headings on the game board they thought the trait belonged under, and explained their choice.  After they placed it others had a chance to explain where they might have put it and why. 


This was then tied into relationships with those 15 traits being identified as strategies to stay safe in a dating relationship.


Kids were encouraged to think about these things before they date so they aren't taken by what could be a bad surprise.

Listening to them  is always interesting, and sometimes very funny.

Next week: Healthy Harvesting


 Just for fun...the beauty of the tendrils of the cucumbers.