We all very much enjoy J.K. Rowling's series about Harry Potter and all his adventures at Hogwarts. We can't afford to send the kids away to someone else's Hogwarts Summer Camp ... so we are making our own!
We came up with the first class fairly easily ... Herbology. It was time to get the garden in. Each child has their own raised bed with their choices of veggies to be planted. Some have more than one, some share one with another. They will be responsible for their bin or bins. They will earn house points for the work they do on their bins, and other bins if they desire.
June 6 started Herbology class. Summer Camp doesn't really start until June 13.
The beds have been prepped, and planting commenced.
Evyn adds the finishing touch on his bin ... a lone marigold. His raised bed has lettuce and spinach. He'll do a second planting in a couple weeks.
Amber was very meticulous with her carrot seeds. She didn't want to waste any by having to pull them up when thinning, so she planted individual seeds and "pre-thinned." Her carrots of choice? Multi-colored! (Since the planting, Dad has asked for a bin of straight orange carrots. They will be planted shortly.)
Ian planted a variety of peppers and a couple cucumbers, along with some pollinators ... marigolds. Here he is watering the herb bed. He added in some mint.
Ethan planted pumpkin seeds, and a cantaloupe. We aren't sure we'll get much from this lone plant, as it's not the best environment like it was in Nevada.
Ian and Evyn work together to replant parsley. So far it remains quite wilted looking. We aren't sure it will come back. It's visiting with the potatoes this year.
First day's planting completed. (What you don't see is the next day's planting of corn.)
Happy Herbology Students!
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