Note to self...don't start a seedling project in the Georgia heat with plans to go on vacation for two weeks. This WAS going to be part of our seed and germination nature study, but our babies got more than fried during our absence. Goodbye pink and purple zinnias. Goodbye cosmos. Goodbye pumpkins and carrots. Grace and I had even transplanted a number of cosmos seedlings into the ground before our trip which have since withered to dust. Water restrictions from lack of rain already have me second guessing our nature study for the summer! However, since I allowed the kids to select their nature study for the first time, I can't put a nix on the entire thing. We'll chin up, and try again with our left over peat pots and seeds.
The good news is that Dad and Grace beat the summer heat by planting 6 sunflower seeds from our bird seed in early summer. These have since been transplanted twice and are about three feet tall and doing well despite the lack of rain. These are also quite special since Dad was such a willing and encouraging participant.
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