Ya gotta love the way kids' minds work sometimes. L came to me today and asked, "Mommy, when a cloud sneezes, is that what makes wind?" :-)
The weather here was BEAUTIFUL today. I think it got up to somewhere around 65 or so? We've had lots of rain lately, and today was the first uncloudy day in at least a week. We spent Saturday preparing a spot for our garden, and today I finally planted my seeds! (Yes, I was looking for an excuse to be outside. :-) )
This is my first attempt at a garden. That's because this is the first place we've ever lived where it's even been doable. Until now we've either lived in an apartment, lived in a house in which we knew we wouldn't be there long, or lived in a house with a horrid backyard! So I'm a total novice, and I'll be amazed if I actually am able to harvest anything LOL! But I'm trying anyway.
So far I do have several broccoli plants and about 11 tomato plants coming up. They are all about an inch high. I still have them in boxes on my deck, and when they get bigger I'll transplant them. In the actual garden plot I have cantaloupes, onions, popcorn, zucchini, leaf lettuce, and kidney beans so far. I still have pumpkins, watermelons, more cantaloupes, and carrots to plant.
I'm attempting Lasagna Gardening, and I really think it's going to work well. The spot we chose for our garden is a big thing of dirty gravel, so I think the layers will really help it to become more fertile out there. The only trouble I'm having is in the far corner - it is JUST out of reach of the sprinkler head!
This will be a learning experience for me, I know!
The weather here was BEAUTIFUL today. I think it got up to somewhere around 65 or so? We've had lots of rain lately, and today was the first uncloudy day in at least a week. We spent Saturday preparing a spot for our garden, and today I finally planted my seeds! (Yes, I was looking for an excuse to be outside. :-) )
This is my first attempt at a garden. That's because this is the first place we've ever lived where it's even been doable. Until now we've either lived in an apartment, lived in a house in which we knew we wouldn't be there long, or lived in a house with a horrid backyard! So I'm a total novice, and I'll be amazed if I actually am able to harvest anything LOL! But I'm trying anyway.
So far I do have several broccoli plants and about 11 tomato plants coming up. They are all about an inch high. I still have them in boxes on my deck, and when they get bigger I'll transplant them. In the actual garden plot I have cantaloupes, onions, popcorn, zucchini, leaf lettuce, and kidney beans so far. I still have pumpkins, watermelons, more cantaloupes, and carrots to plant.
I'm attempting Lasagna Gardening, and I really think it's going to work well. The spot we chose for our garden is a big thing of dirty gravel, so I think the layers will really help it to become more fertile out there. The only trouble I'm having is in the far corner - it is JUST out of reach of the sprinkler head!
This will be a learning experience for me, I know!
