It was a dark and stormy night....last night....except for the almost constant lightning.
The good news is that rain in town measured between .9 and 1.5 inches! The not so good news is that corn in some gardens was pushed down.
At our Hands for Growing garden the corn looked a little disheveled but all in all, really good.
And, there are ears of corn peeking out!
No watering was needed, so our scarecrow, Jack, got a haircut.
And then, there was this...
....what are they all looking at?
This.A
little
water-
melon that has grown into the hole in the concrete block.
We worked and worked to get it out but it has become one with the block. So, when it's ripe we'll just cut if off at the bottom and enjoy the top!
Eventually, we got to the planned session today, which was pressure. We talked about times we feel pressured, and what that's like. There were only 6 participants today (fair week, family visits, etc) so we divided into 2 groups and made up skits showing examples of situations where kids might feel pressured.
After that we talked about the reason for flowers on plants. Without flowers there are no seeds, without seeds, there are no more plants. And since our growing season here is limited plants are under a lot of pressure to produce seeds.
We hunted for seeds, which were taped onto paper and labeled. The hunting was funny and exciting, and turned competitive. 
There were times when they thought they found seeds, but it turned out to be pollen or some other little part of the plant. We also discovered the plants whose seeds have been dispersed and those whose seeds are not ripe.
At the end of the hunt the two groups shared their discoveries.
We turned our attention then to peer pressure. We started by answering questions about peer pressure and shared answers and discussed.
Because the group was so full of energy today, we changed locations and had a lot of engagement in a discussion on what peer pressure is and isn't.
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