This Weekend's Project!

I have been so excited about gardening this year that I just couldn't wait any longer! I got Karl on board and told him about my ideas for our garden this year...

We have a pretty big square area in the very back of the yard by the play structure that has been fenced off from the chickens and has served as our garden for the last 2 years. Last year we had bell peppers, corn, tomatillos, peas, carrots, and then added a (now VERY huge) artichoke plant. Last year the corn and tomatillos pretty much took over all the little things growing in the garden and made it pretty impossible to harvest. This year I wanted all the fun plants that the kids can pick things from and nibble to be easily accessible, so we built some planter boxes!

I am so happy with how these turned out! They are tall, but not too tall that Dillon can't reach them. We made 2 but only had the dirt for one this weekend, so we planted some of the seeds we had on hand. We planted a cherry tomato plant, green onions, lettuce, peas, carrots, and radishes. The second box will hold soybeans, a yellow cherry tomato plant, and lots of strawberries. Yum!!

I can't wait for summer! With any luck we will be able to get TONS of fresh fruits and veggies straight from our backyard- pesticide free and yummy!

This year's yummies include:

Peaches

Apricots
Green Apples

Mandarins

Red and Yellow Cherry tomatoes

Strawberries

Soybeans

Green Onions

Lettuce

Radish

Carrots

Peas

Corn

Artichokes

Bell Peppers

Tomatillos (They're basically weeds. Planted them 3 years ago and they keep coming back!)

Possibly potatoes for the same reason as the tomatillos!

At last the pictures!:

Dillon helping... notice that once again his shoes are MIA. Grrrr...

Nailing the boards. In case you're wondering, Cam popped his head over every once in a while. He had Erwin over and they were doing crazy things on the trampoline. Oh and Uncle Brian surprised the kids with gift cards to Game Stop so the kids kept running in to play with their new games. Thanks again Unkie B!!

At last, the finished project!! We stained them with Redwood stain and I think they look just amazing! The kids had such a great time planting, they will be thrilled when everything grows!