Surprise Garden

We have tried several times to grow a garden. It never works very well. Last year we managed to grow basil, but everything else died. I think I may try herbs again next year as I really like fresh herbs. Anyway, several weeks ago, Rob got sick. He was sick for a couple weeks. Because he was sick, the back lawn didn't get mowed for almost a month. When we finally were able to mow it, we discovered a large patch of something growing in the back corner. It looked like squash or pumpkins, but it was growing up rather than out along the ground. We took a chance that it wasn't just weeds and mowed around it. Megan did an intensive scientific study of it with detailed notes, and a friend took a leaf to compare to all the plants in her garden, but we couldn't figure out what it was. Another friend finally suggested that it might be sunflowers. A few days later, she was proven right when our first sunflower appeared :) The kids have watched with delight as more and more sunflowers have appeared each day.