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First lady hopes successors will continue her garden

First lady Michelle Obama, left, with NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, right, astronaut Cady Coleman, center, and students from across the country, plant vegetables during the eight annual White House Kitchen Garden planting on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) First lady Michelle Obama, left, with NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, right, astronaut Cady Coleman, center, and students from across the country, plant vegetables during the eight annual White House Kitchen Garden planting on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

By Associated Press April 5, 2016 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Michelle Obama is hoping future presidents will continue the project she calls “my baby,” the vegetable garden on the White House South Lawn.

She presided over the final planting on Tuesday and says the garden has exceeded expectations.

Mrs. Obama says the garden has sparked conversation about what people eat and has stoked renewed interest in community gardening.

The first lady calls the garden “my baby.” She says she hopes future administrations will continue to make it part of the White House tradition.