Our Garden- Day 1 & 2

The big dead spot where the pool once stood is now our new garden. After two days of hard work, and the Karlowsky's behemoth rototiller, we have a beautiful little garden.

this little guy (the tiller not the cute guy pushin' it)

wasn't quite up to the job

so we had to bring in the "big guns"

Megan came and met Will and I at the Farmer's Market and we bought some starts and other treats (like homemade goat cheese, fresh rhubarb and the traditional honey sticks). I had no idea whether I wanted Whoppers, or Sungolds, or Siberians, or Beefsteak tomatoes or that I needed to plant Hubbard squash in a mound. Thankfully Megan was there to bestowed some gardening wisdom on me! But I still have so much to learn and so many questions... I am so glad she is coming again on Tuesday! I'm a pretty slow learner. :o)

first Megan showed Will and I how to make seed tape

then we prepped the soil for the tiller

Megan christened our garden by planting our first tomato plant

The boys and I worked hard to get in all of our starts so they could have a cool night's sleep before their big first sunny day in the ground. Chris put up the "fence" while we played in the dirt. Zack and Andy were a great help and got pretty good at "potholing" and mixing the right combo of peat and poop. We're hoping to get the seeds in on Monday.






The biggest concern is keeping out all the undesireables out of our lovely vegetable patch. Bambi, Dr. Slime and now MOLES are public enemy #1 around here. Corry's Slug and Snail Death should take care of any slugs that want to slime my little fledgling plants. The hope is that all our shiny and incredibly boring back-up cds and last year's shiny Christmas ribbon will scare off any deer wanting to up their daily allowance of fresh veggies. But the moles are back and the only thing I hope they get is a shiny spike right through 'em from our non-PETA approved mole traps.

our garden from a slug's point of view

don't even think about it!

shiny things are scary, right?

I feel like quite the backyard farmer now and I have the tan and the blisters to prove it.We still have a bit of planting and prettying up to do, but it's looking rather nice and our mouths are already watering at the thought of all the fresh veggies we will be enjoying. I wonder if we'll need a bigger freezer?

*For more details on Megan's great gardening tips check out our Good Green Livin' blog.