Our first 4H Gardening Meeting

We had our first 4H gardening project meeting yesterday.  I am the project leader for our club.  My kids are in gardening plus two others.  The kids wrote down their goals for the year.   (Record keeping is an important aspect of 4H.)  We then learned a little bit about seeds.   They dissected bean seeds and found all of the different parts. I had soaked these in water overnight so they would be easy to get apart.  I explained the difference between heirloom and hybrid seeds and they made a list of what they would like to grow in their gardens.  I have to say, they are very ambitious young gardeners.   After that, they painted paint stirrers and drew on them with markers to make plant labels for their garden.