so this year we decided to try planting a garden. my parents have a large garden and were able to harvest a number of veggies last year, so we thought we'd try. we have a very small backyard, but we figured out where we could squeeze in a few rows of corn, carrots and tomatoes. john got all excited and went out a planted everything with very little preparation. we were lucky. things actually grew! everyday we go out and water our little garden. a couple weeks ago we dug up our carrots. they were very long, but oh so skinny. i guess we planted them too close together. our corn did real well also. it finally got tall, and started growing ears. we tried one the other day, and apparently it wasn't ready. john and nikki both spit it out. unfortunately, the stalks are dying. so are our tomatoes. the heat is just wiping them out. we never got any tomatoes from it. oh well. it was worth a shot, and we tried, and we learned. we are already planning for next year!
