We finally got the garden up and going several weeks ago. It was a multiple weekend project. Josh tilled the entire garden, made the rows, added cow manure, placed the irrigation across the rows and then we put the tarp on top to minimize our weeds. THEN it was time to plant the seedlings or vegetables that go straight from seed.

It was an adventure! The boys helped do some of the planting. In their Easter baskets they received some carrot seeds, flower seeds, a shovel, small rake and a strawberry plant. They were so incredibly excited! Daddy took them out to plant everything while I cleaned up the brunch mess. His idea of adult supervision differs from mine….they did whatever they wanted so we have carrot seeds all over and flower seeds in the vegetable patch as opposed to the flower pots. They had fun though and that is what counts….I will get more flower seeds though!

Here is a look at our garden….

The new raised beds.

The old herb garden next to the new beds got a face lift with some new soil and another level of wood for height. This is where the boys planted their goodies.

Jack’s strawberries

Clearly we will need to thin out the carrots!

We bought a cherry tomato plant and put it in the raised bed. Hopefully these will be ready before the plants started from seed, the sooner I can have tomatoes the better!

Basil, this one from a plant. There are also several started from seed that are still really small.

Mojito mint, a summer staple in cocktails! Also great with fresh fruit.

Mixed field greens. These make the best salads! Almost ready to be picked. The boys eat these straight from the garden and call it their “lettuce snack” when they get hungry playing outside!

Broccoli

Kohlrabi

Blackberry bush getting ready to blossom

Blueberries

This is just a glimpse, there are lots of other plants like peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, melons and more! I am so excited to harvest soon! Hopefully it will be another great year for the garden.