All the kiddos pitched in with the garden last year, but it was all new to Lulu and she loved it. She helped plant potatoes and onions. She walked through (and sometimes on) the rows to see what was popping up. She helped dig potatoes and pick the peppers and tomatoes. Once we established that the tomatoes had to be “red like ketchup” before she could pick them she did quit well.

Searching For Potatoes

She even got a kick out of shelling peas.

LuLu Helping

So, I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that one night Lulu crawled up on my lap with a seed catalog instead of her nightly storybook and while flipping through the pages asked “what’s that” and followed it with “yummy” or “what?!” All her excitement got me thinking. The next day I planted a few cilantro seed in a small pot and set it by one of the kitchen windows (all I had left over from last year was cilantro or cucumber). It took about a week, but once the first sprouts started poking through I showed them to Lulu. Now, twice a day, Lulu runs over to the window to check on her plants to see if they grew.

Lulu And Her Flower Pot

They may be a little leggy from lack of sunlight, but they won’t die from lack of attention. I can only imagine what her reaction will be when we start the vegetable seeds in a few weeks.