So, we're growing a garden again this year (last year was our first attempt). We have two 4 foot by 8 foot raised garden boxes on the side of the house (see the picture with the boys). In the first box, half is filled with potatoes and half of the box is strawberries. The strawberries are left overs from last year (they survived the winter and total neglect from us). We've already enjoyed a dozen or so delicious red strawberries and the potato plants are just beginning to flower.
The second 4 x 8 garden box is filled with corn. I swore we wouldn't do corn this year (after we did it completely wrong last year and ended up with a few ugly, but delicious ears of corn), but Daniel insisted that we grow corn again. So, I decided to do it right - lots and lots of rows of corn. There are more than 100 corn stalks in that 4 x 8 box. There's also some random squash or cucumber plants growing in that box (we'll know what it is when it starts growing fruit). We didn't plant the squash/cucumbers, it decided to grow on it's own. Apparently some seeds made it into the ground from our crop last year.
Along the back of the house there are 4 raised planter boxes that are about 18 inches by 6 feet. Two of the four are filled with flowers, while the other two have squash, watermellon, and tomatoes. Oh, and Daniel is growing two giant pumpkin plants in buckets.
All this in addition to our plumb, peach, pear, and citrus trees . . . add some animals and we'd have a farm . . . .
4 comments:
too cute. A garden is on my to do list but this years list is finishing my kitchen. It is almost done! Are you up for a dinner party?
We're going to attempt one as well after we get the back yard put in in the next couple of weeks. I may call you for tips on what to plant. As for the farm, technically you don't have animals, but when you have toddlers, they actually fall into the animal sub species:) It's a close relationship. LOL
The garden is really easy (TIC) if you have a drip system on a timer . . . otherwise, it's quite frustrating if you miss a day of watering. But the boys LOVE to measure the growth of the plants, especially the corn stalks.
Too true. I guess, with three boys running around like a tornado hit, some days really do seem like we're living on a farm. ;-)
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