These were absolutely adorable little watermelons!
They continued to grow and one day we found we had some visitors to the garden. Luckily, they only smashed 4 or 5 of them. We tried to not be discouraged, and just hoped they would leave the rest alone.
We ended up with a beautiful crop and as of yesterday had delivered 50 watermelons to the PCM Food Pantry. We still have a few left to ripen.
When we initially started this project last year, the hope was this would be kind of a "team building" exercise for our congregation. I don't know that we actually achieved that goal (there continue to be 5 - 10 gardeners), but it has been a true blessing to the Food Pantry visitors. And that right there is a lesson, my friends. It's not about us. It was never about us.
Blessings to you from the garden....
