I have a horrible garden story to share. My 4 year old pulled “weeds” in my garden while outside playing yesterday. When I went to water, all but two of my tomatoes were gone. I felt sick! After struggling to get them to grow from seeds, they were gone in a matter of minutes.
We put seeds directly into the ground yesterday afternoon. With any luck, I may have a few tomatoes before the first frost date. *sigh*
Oh, my, no. Sorry, about your tomatoes but I have to laugh because when lil’ miss was about that age she thought her job was to water mama’s flowers. She watered and she watered and she watered and she watered for hours every day with her little watering can and nearly drowned everything. It was too much fun watching her but I would have put my foot down if they’d been tomatoes. Don’t nobody mess with mama’s tomatoes!
I know the feeling. Last year my young children helped me plant sunflower seeds along our privacy fence. When they were 4-5 inches tall my husband used the weedeater to “trim” the “weeds”. He didn’t notice the “weeds” were perfectly spaced, and happened to be the only weeds in the area. Ugg. He is no longer allowed to use the weedeater anywhere other than immediately adjancent to the grass.
Give your 4 y.o. a hug. The child meant well.