We did it! We sowed the seed, watered the seed (with grey water of course!), the sun shone, we chased the dog away, we protected it from the multitude of babies and toddlers we have in our garden from time to time, and here we have it - the sole surviving sunflower, standing as tall as Little Bro in his shoes!
Big Sis is overjoyed and loves to check on it first thing in the morning. She grooms it for snails and other bugs and often takes her half empty water cup out to give it a drink. She also sings it songs and reads it stories. So, the experiment has worked.
Of course, now we have another problem, preparing Big Sis for the relatively short life span of the sunflower. We can protect our vibrant friend from the hands of man/dog and child, but unfortunately not the hands of time! The question is how to explain this aspect of the life cycle to a 3 year old?
activity, gardening, sunflower
