Second Church Steps

Do you remember that everything looks bigger as a child?   My grandfather’s house was on the top of a large hill.  It had a garden when I was growing up; it seemed HUGE to me . He had pear and apple trees.  He grew corn, green beans, lima beans, tomatoes (of course), black eyed peas, and potatoes among other things.   Even though my grandfather was blind, he had been gardening for so long that he knew the plants by touch and how to sow by heart.  My grandfather grew food for his household, our family of 5, the neighbors, and plenty for the freezer .   Gardeners know it’s important to grow a “cover crop,” too.   These crops, like clover and soy beans, replenish the soil with vitamins so that vegetables will grow healthy and strong.   I do not remember my Grandfather growing a “cover crop,” but since he rotated his plants, he may have accomplished the same thing.   Nurturing and replenishing soil, planting seeds and on and on it goes.   Second Presbyterian Children’s Sunday Sc