For those of you who read my "25 random things about me" post, this was #2 (you thought this post was going to be about poop didn't you?). Anyway, yes we finally got our garden started and it has been so much fun. We started this winter talking about and planning our garden and then as spring was approaching I honestly was having second thoughts. I wasn't sure we could pull it all off... the tilling, planting, weeding, watering and so forth. But we decided to give it a go. Along the way we have gotten some very helpful advice from many people and a really great book my g-ma let us borrow (although we have had it so long she probably thinks she is never getting it back... sorry g-ma).
We planted corn, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers (several kinds), watermelon, sunflowers, zucchini and carrots (Jason did I leave anything out?). And speaking of Jason, during this planting adventure I have seen a side of my husband that I didn't even know existed. I wasn't really planning on him helping me with the garden, I just didn't think it would be something he would be interested in. BUT... it all started with him printing some graph-paper off of the computer (you read right) and making a map of the garden... to scale! In the process we had to change some of the locations of the plants and silly me I said, "Lets just plant them wherever." Apparently that phrase is some sort of garden blasphemy. No he said, we have to redo the "map". Did we switch places or what? (usually I am the one who is so anal) Any who...
Adele has really enjoyed the garden too and I hope that she learns a lot about life and the meaning of life and.... just kidding, I just hope that we get some good free veggies! Seriously I would recommend starting a garden, it really has been a fun family project (check back with me after about a month of pulling weeds in the 90+ weather and then see if I still recommend it).
Here are a few pics.
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
