Quick Tip Tuesday #7 - Pinwheels in the Garden

The boys and I planted a little garden in the spring, and last week the birds pecked at all my ripe strawberries.  I asked some of my readers for suggestions, and the simplest answer came from a lovely lady named Kristin.  {Thanks, Kristin!}

I put some silver and red pinwheels in my garden, and it seems to be working!  It really is keeping the birds away from my delicious ripe strawberries.  

I have my fingers crossed that it will continue to work.  Do you have a foolproof way to keep pesky birds out of your garden?

♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

Learning through Planting

Let me start out this post by being perfectly honest.... I know NOTHING about gardening.  {Seriously!}  However.... I have been wanting to plant something with the boys for a long time.  So... armed with some advice from a friend, the boys and I headed to Canadian Tire and the Dollar Store to collect the things we needed.  We bought: Three pots... one for each boy Potting soil Watering Can Seeds We are growing Nasturtium.  The seeds are big (which made for easier planting), and the flowers will be bright yellow and orange.  Also, the package says they are "very easy to grow and tolerant of drought and poor soil".  Sounds foolproof, right?  We'll see!  lol First, the boys filled the pots with soil. Second, the boys planted the seeds 1 inch apart and 1 inch deep.  They loved pushing the seeds down into the dirt. Third, the boys watered their seeds.  (These plants like damp watering and full sun.) That's it!  Not sure how successful this will be... but I will keep you posted.  :-)  If nothing else, the boys learned something, and we had a fun afternoon planting seeds! **Update (June 26):  Look what we did!  The plants grew, and we moved them outside.  Fun, eh?  Maybe next year we'll tackle a real garden.  :-) ♥  Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy) ** If you haven't already "liked" me on facebook, I would love to have you join me here.