Omini Parks works in her garden on Thursday outside her home in Starkville. Parks started the vegetable garden with her daughter, Gibson, 5, as an educational activity over spring break. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Omini Parks examines collard greens growing in her garden on Thursday outside her home in Starkville. Parks decided to continue gardening throughout the COVID-19 pandemic because she didn’t want to go to the store often to get fresh produce. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Omini Parks gathers herbs from her garden on Thursday outside her home in Starkville. Parks is a vegetarian and recently began growing her own produce. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Plants sprout from five-gallon pails and other vestibules on Thursday outside Omini Parks’ home in Starkville. Parks has expanded her garden to the point where it fills up her whole driveway. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Omini Parks and her daughter Gibson, 5, prepare to repot tomatoes on Thursday outside their home in Starkville. Gardening is a fun activity for the two to do together “when Gibson listens!” Parks said. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Gibson Parks, 5, puts harvested veggies from her mom Omini Parks’ garden in a basket on Thursday outside her home in Starkville. Omini said she’s grown enough produce to share with her mom and some friends, too. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Omini Parks laughs while clipping herbs on Thursday outside her home in Starkville. “I don’t know what I’m doing,” Parks said with a laugh. She’s learning how to garden from Google, friends and trial and error. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Omini Parks and her daughter Gibson, 5, loosen the roots of a tomato plant before repotting it on Thursday outside their home in Starkville. Gibson expressed a lot of interest in watering and picking the produce, but less interest in repotting things or touching bugs. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Gibson Parks, 5, pretends to roar like a cheetah while her mom works in their garden on Thursday in Starkville. If she’s not in the mood to learn from her mom, Gibson entertains herself by prancing around their yard pretending to be various animals while her mom works. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff