I always planned to have a garden once we got settled into a new home. However, Kent doubted my growing ability (I do have a brown thumb) and would only commit to a container garden. He didn't want to tear up part of our grassy yard for a garden that likely wouldn't produce anything. Well, after a nice warm weekend, he spent six hours mowing the lawn and decided tearing up part of our grassy yard might not be a bad idea after all.
It was a nice family project. Kent and Maddie dug up an area by our woodpile. We bought some compost and soil, borrowed Ralph's tiller, and made the garden.
Here is the first plant we planted, a tomato! Madeline was a huge help having just finished a unit on plants at school and helping to create a garden at school, as well.
We also planted basil, oregano, cilantro, peppers, cucumber, lettuce, squash, and strawberries. We've had the garden for over a week, and everything is still green. So far, so good. :)
Kent built this small fence to keep the deer, foxes, and rabbits out.
Voila! We have a garden. Hopefully, we'll have some produce this summer, too.
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