Pacific Northwest Gardening: "Where have all the PNWers gone", 1 by katie59

katie59 wrote:
Laurie - thanks for saying that. I think my brother's don't get it when I try to improve the aesthetic, but I really do think that my dad appreciates having a little bit of gardening to do. I thought that having the veggies in a tub meant that he wouldn't have to bend over, but the number of tomatoes and cukes was outrageous and, of course, they were "hiding".

At dad's 89th birthday in August, his great-grand-kids took it upon themselves to find all the little cherry tomatoes. Of course they didn't want to actually eat them. LOL. As my 5-year-old great-nephew, Jake, says, "I have good eyes." Just love those kids - they crack me up most of the time.

I put a trellis in the middle and planted scarlet runner beans - about 10 seeds and I think they all germinated. I get "Jack and the Beanstalk" now.