a few weeks ago i mentioned to Gavin that next spring i wanted a raised garden bed. then i thought of this ugly flower bed we have that was just covered in ground cover. THEN i got the idea, why wait! So my wonderful father in law came over & helped me clear it out, till the ground & put in some new topsoil. I love having an in ground garden! So far I haven't killed anything!! I've planted even more since our transition. We have: Tomatos, potatoes, several varieties of Basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, sage, lavender, citronella, chamomile, carrots, spinach, swiss chard, cilantro, parsley, chives, lettuce, radishes, watermelon, strawberries, zucchini, 2 types of bell peppers and eggplant. phew. seems like a lot, but it's a small garden. I do have big plants for next year. I will definitely plant more lettuce, spinach & swiss chard. potatoes too...actually add all my veggies to that list. I also would love to attempt blueberries next year! I also can't seem to keep the basil plants in my garden (we have 5) full enough...i keep making homemade pesto...and it's too dang good. I'm thrilled with what we have & that I have managed to keep everything alive AND growing AND producing!
Before:
During- we cleared it out completely right before the sky dumped some glorious rain on us. Boy do we need some more of that!
After the topsoil- Mason had a blast going with Papa Tony to get the top soil- he keeps talking about the tractor that dumped the dirt in the truck.
After, but during all the planting.
Man, do my plants look puny here. I fertilized right after this and I think my plants and have double over in size in the last 2 weeks if not more.
Mason had a blast with the worms!
Boys & bugs. I won't ever understand it.
I got to wear my cute new rain boots!! I love them!
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