That is so sweet, Fred! I can almost picture your granddaughter--the excitement of little ones is so adorable and infectious, isn't it? She's got all of her equipment and is "good to go" for being a little farmer!

My older sister used to make the most fabulous pickles from cucumbers (cherry tomatoes, too, come to think of it!). Yummy, you've reminded me to get after her to make more, she's become a slacker.

Good luck with your peach trees, too, Grandpa!

Pam

Oh Fred what fun times planting with your granddaughter. Peach trees too? How cool is that. Hmmmmm I'm envisioning all the peachy things you can make.

Hope your garden does well. I googled and found the following site - http://www.pickyourown.org/makingpickles.htm to make your own pickles.

hey Fred:

such a great way to spend time with your grand daughter. I am sure she would love to show & tell about her grandpa in school too. you gave me good project to do with my future grandkids. enjoy your time with your miss sunshine.

Asha

Fred

How enjoyable! I can imagine your grandaughter's enthsiasm when the plants began sticking their necks out of the dirt. She will remember always working with grandpa to "grow a garden."

Stessie

Fred,

Sounds like you enjoyed the gardening with the granddaughter as much as she enjoyed the time with Gpa. I hope all of your veggies do well and you can enjoy eating them together. I just planted about a dozen hills of zucchini squash and can't wait till they're big enough to pick. I have a whole cookbook of recipes to use them in. I used to can pickles every year when the boys were all at home, but we don't eat enough of them now to make it worth canning.

Sarah

Thanks to all of you for the kind comments. I hope to get results from our little garden this year to decide if we can repeat next year or not. I hope all her excitement isn't lost in the next few months.