Harvest Time (by Thom)

I'm amazed at how many people have emailed us regarding the garden we started on our roof! Back in September, we started a couple of garden beds along with our neighbors. Miri and Hannah were really interested in how vegetables grew (thanks to a book from the library) and it was a great teaching-moment to show how God provides for our needs and how they could focus their prayers. We had a rather limited selection of seeds but we planted radishes, turnips, and cherry tomatoes. The tomatoes weren't rated for our climate (I bought the seeds in Michigan!) and they never sprouted. However, this past week I picked our radishes and most of the turnips. Miri and Hannah were very, very excited to see the results - until they tasted them. For what it's worth, they tasted exactly like radishes and turnips ought to taste. Unfortunately, that doesn't exactly match the palate of the average three year-old. As a kid, I always said my favorite food was turnips (I was a weird kid) and I got to enjoy some nice, fresh vegetables.

Since we have good planting weather all year I've already replanted the radish beds. I think I'll look for some lettuce seeds next time.