We went to the farmer’s market last week.
The boys wanted some vegetable plants and I couldn’t say no.
We are living with my in-laws and they don’t have much room in their backyard.
This was my garden last year.
A nice big space but kind of overcrowded.
My mom-in-law let me have a little space behind the pool fence that gets a lot of sun.
So I grabbed a few pieces of wood that weren’t being used, a hoe, and a tiller.
I went to work with the hoe and got rid of the grass and weeds.
Then I used the tiller to loosen up the dirt.
The boards were almost the perfect size except for one. I used a circular saw and cut it down to size. I got some nails and made a box. I don’t expect it to hold very well, but didn’t want to take the time to find some screws and a drill.
The boys got to help with the planting process.
This isn’t a raised bed or anything. I just figured the boards would help keep the plants from getting trampled or mowed over.
I laid down newspaper to help prevent weeds from growing and also to show the boys when water is needed. If the paper is dry, get out the hose.
We planted a cherry tomato, cucumber, pickle cucumber, and zucchini.
Hopefully we will see some fruits of our labor soon!
Do you guys keep a garden? What are you growing?
Very impressed that you got rid of all that grass! I have two tomato and two pepper plants. I already have a mini green pepper and lots of tiny tomatoes I can't wait to eat! ;)
ReplyDeleteBoy, was I sweating. It was harder than I thought. I really wanted a pepper plant but none of the boys wanted one. oh well. Yum!
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