Michelle Obama helps students plant peppers, cucumbers; says White House garden is ‘blooming’

Mrs. Obama: White House garden is ‘blooming’

WASHINGTON — The White House garden is blooming and bursting.

That’s what first lady Michelle Obama told some of the Washington, D.C., fifth-graders who helped her plant it.

Mrs. Obama visited their school Friday for a presentation by some of the students on their experiences at the White House. She also helped plant bell peppers and cucumbers in their garden.

Mrs. Obama said White House garden that was planted in March on the South Lawn has already produced 80 pounds of different kinds of lettuce. Some of the crops have been served at the White House. Others have been donated to a local soup kitchen.