HSV Garden Challenge #1

That, my friends, is my current-sad-garden! I dont know who is more sad, my garden because it still looks like winter-save for the slight green of the iris leaves, or me because its still too cold to get out there and work in it!!

This is my second year having a garden, but the first year having a garden here at this house. I have many plans to 'improve' upon last year, but with different conditions I am interested to see how my garden grows at all.

My planting list:
-lettuce
-peas
-cucumbers (less then last year)
-zucchini (much less then last year)
-sunflowers-for DD
-tomatoes-hoping for better results then last year
and
-green beans-new this year.

I found out last year that anything that takes more then 90 days to grow is pointless since I get tired of gardening by that point and quit weeding, so no watermelons this year.

I would like to get the kids more involved this year-but we will see how that goes. We will certainly be looking more closely at each plant this year if nothing else.

So that's the plan-which will likely change at some point.

First order of business is to find a tiller...or maybe I'll just go read other garden plans instead :). For some real inspiration, check out The Home School Village for the Garden Challenge link up!

God Bless!

The Garden!

We finally planted our garden!!

Last Tuesday evening, the entire family headed outside to the plot that Daddy had tilled up for us. We brought our little packs of seeds, the hoe and a trowel. Mustang insisted we also bring along a shovel-which we did not use.

My parents had a garden when I was a kid and so did my IL's {MIL still does}, but this was the first garden for my hubby and I. Yep, after 10 years of marriage we are finally gardeners. I felt a bit strange being a farm wife without a garden, because that's what farmer's wives do-dontcha know? They grow stuff and can stuff and bake stuff. Or at least that's what I read once. Oh and they sew, too. I have a garden-step one.

We planted sunflowers {Mustang brought these home from grandma's}, lettuce, cucumbers, zucchini, snow peas and watermelon. After taking a quick poll, I realized that I am the only person here that likes veggies, so I am the one who picked what we planted. We do plan to add tomatoes and peppers, but you need plants for those and I havent picked them up yet.

It just so happens that we were learning about Davy Crockett and pioneers. I explained to Mustang and Charger that pioneers planted their own food. Mustang was quick to point out that Daddy had corn planted in the fields. I think the kids think we are pioneers :).

The cucumbers, lettuce, peas, and sunflowers are all already sprouting just 7 days later. It was so exciting to go out and see little green leaves sticking out of the ground!! I will try to get some updated pictures soon. God Bless!