Garden Beginnings

Here are the beginning pictures of our little garden. I planted a tomato, okra, cucumber, several bell peppers, a habanero, lettuce, and chard in the raised box. Also a petunia just to brighten it up.


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Radishes from seed in this planter...

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A patio tomato, another pepper, and some herbs...

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A strawberry (we've already eaten several), a blackberry vine, more herbs, more peppers (I think)...

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And just some fun in the yard. Love to hear kid laughter...

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Getting dirt into a box

In the spring of '09, we built a box so that we could have a little raised bed for a garden. But...I just couldn't bring myself to fill it with dirt while I had a two-yr-old. I had visions of trying to keep him out of it all summer.

So it has been a big empty shell all year. Taunting me.

For some crazy reason, I decided that this year it would be ok. We shall see.

Last weekend, we filled it with dirt. This required my asking Carla nine million questions about dirt - what to buy, what was the best method to get it in the box, etc. Obviously, I am a newbie and need lots of hand holding.

But, anyway, we managed to scrape it together. It only took two stops to find just the right "dirt."

So....without further ado....here are the fascinating picture of...Getting Dirt into a Big Box...


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