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Raised Bed and Rain Gardens

Caya working on the raised garden We've had a busy past couple of weeks.  The nice weather has meant a lot of walks to the park, riding bikes on the sidewalk, and of course, working on the gardens. Completed raised vegetable bed.  We are going to wait a couple of weeks before planting to be safe from a frost. Our little Easter bunny! Caya was given a tomato growing kit for her birthday - bad move on my part trying to plant the seeds inside!  But we did notice them sprouting today (about a week after planting).  I told Caya that the tomato plants had sprouted, she ran into the kitchen all excited, looked in the pot, and said, "But where are the tomatoes?"  Well, I guess gardening is a good lesson on delayed gratification.  We did talk about how the seeds she planted had now sprouted.  My goal is to try and take pictures as they grow so she can go back and view the different stages of growth (that is, if they don't die while we are gone on vacation this n