tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38727967.post4092668459172647584..comments2024-01-09T00:38:32.823-06:00Comments on Books for Boys - Children's Adventure & Mystery Author Max Elliot Anderson: Boys, Dirt, Gardens, and Funmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16602676696397151703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38727967.post-83308075129346086432009-05-06T10:56:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:56:00.000-05:00The worms sound like gooey good funThe worms sound like gooey good funmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602676696397151703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38727967.post-44481402831642160402009-05-06T10:38:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:38:00.000-05:00My husband and I are limited for space, so we are ...My husband and I are limited for space, so we are gardening in self-watering containers made from 5-gallon buckets and Rubbermaid storage tubs. We're growing strawberries, tomatoes, and a salad mix.<br /><br />In my classroom, we pot baby spider plants in the fall and watch them grow all year, to the point where the "babies" send out shoots of their own.<br /><br />Our big FUN DIRTY project this year was keeping a worm composting bin. We started by visiting a worm farm and picking out our 250 starter worms. Every week we add more vegetable and fruit scraps, and every quarter we have to sort through the bin to remove the finished compost and put the worms back in with the not-yet-decomposed bedding and food. Dirty, hands-on, and boy-friendly science!!Danielle M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12117952803661187057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38727967.post-64141210385171199652009-05-05T21:01:00.000-05:002009-05-05T21:01:00.000-05:00Sounds like your boys have a fun summer, growing t...Sounds like your boys have a fun summer, growing their own food.maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602676696397151703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38727967.post-61529830439148415182009-05-05T20:36:00.000-05:002009-05-05T20:36:00.000-05:00Neat! We have alot of the same veggies as you!
We...Neat! We have alot of the same veggies as you!<br /><br />We too planted (squash and cucumber) seeds in peat pots in April!<br /><br />We have squash, cucumbers, pole beans and tomatoes. We also planted sunflowers, morning glories and merrigolds.<br /><br />My boys are 6 and 8 years old, and this is their 3rd year to plant and tend to a garden. We love it. They help a great deal with the planting. Then they completely take over with all of the watering and picking. It's so rewarding for them to sit at the dinner table and eat the food they've grown! It warms my heart!<br /><br />My boys love digging in the dirt...and finding all the creatures that come crawling out! We collect them and keep them in an aquarium to observe. A new insect we found this year is a "Colorado Potato Beetle." Exciting!<br /><br />Thanks for a fun post! I enjoyed particpating! ;-)Homeschool Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694907600031297990noreply@blogger.com