Our First Harvest

Earlier this week I made our first harvest from the garden:

Garden Update

I just wanted to give you all a quick update on how our garden is doing.

Garden Update

A few weeks ago I posted about a project we had completed at our house : building a garden!

 Remember?

 So I had a nice big box of dirt in the yard.
I planted some plants in the garden, and some in pots on my deck.
Then I started some seeds.

And now that they have sprouted, I've begun transplanting them into the garden as well.
(The ones that survived the raccoon attack)

My deck plants are doing great, too.

Plenty of herbs sprouting.

Some of the tomato plants are starting to flower.

And we even have our first strawberry.

I think we will be having plenty of fresh food this summer!

What time is it ...

(Tool time. )

No, it's plant your garden time.

This past weekend my husband, bro-in-law, and dad-in-law worked on building us (me) a raised bed garden. And it's quite nice. Yesterday I put some plants in it, and I have some seeds to start and transplant.  I can't wait to have lots of veggies & fruits growing at home. So healthy, and it will save us so much money. I'm thinking about buying some berry bushes too, if there is space for them.

We have very hard, rocky, red clay soil; so we decided to build a raised bed garden instead.

To build our garden we used 8 3"x3"x8' lawn timbers, some rebar, and 24 bags of top soil.

We picked up some plants and a bunch of seeds.

And I planted.

And I prepared to plant some more.

And, as a bonus, I created a square-foot garden planting chart. You can use it to plan out your garden, and keep track of what is planted where. 

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I included a 4'x8' lattice on the materials list. This is optional (obviously), depending on what you decide to plant. We didn't pick one up, but, I may do a 2'x8' one, if the cucumbers, melons and squashes do well (give them something to climb).

Is it spring?

 

My bulbs seem to be a little confused as to what season it is. They have already started to sprout.
I bought them on clearance last year at wallymart, and it looks like they are doing well.
Once we work on our flower beds this spring, they will get transplanted.

I can't wait to have gardens of tulips and hyacinths. 

More Sprouts

There are even more sprouts today .... Look at that middle one .... Tomato :) Cantaloupe, peas, even some lettuce and squash were starting to peek through. I'm a pretty happy camper about my budding garden.
I will be an even more happy camper if we ever get a house with a yard I can plant them in.
We are beyond ready for all our house drama to be over. We should have closed on it back in March, and yet, here we are, still waiting on the bank ... gah! Breathe ... one day ... eventually ...

My makeshift garden : 

A glimmer of hope ...

I walked outside this morning, to get the newspaper, and found this:

A vast assortment of seedlings that have sprouted, just waiting for me to water them. There are still a bunch waiting to sprout, but we have a small assortment starting to grow. Cucumbers, beans, spinach, and some herbs - to name a few things. :) Makes me very happy. I can't wait to see some tomato sprouts. I also can't wait to have a yard to plant them in.

How does your garden grow ?

I have planted all of my seeds, now we're waiting for them to sprout. And waiting on a yard to plant them in.
We also have a bunch of tulips and hyacinths that have been blooming, and will be planted at our new house. I love the look and smell of hyacinths and tulips are always pretty.

 

This year I planted a whole ton of seeds, just to see what sprouts, and what we like and don't like for future years. Hopefully by the end of next week our little seeds will start sprouting.

We've got : Morning Glorys, Lupine, Bachelor Buttons, Strawflower, Sunflower, Birdhouse Gourds, Small Sugar Pumpkins, Jack O'Lantern Pumpkins, Watermelon, 2 types of Cantaloupe, Table Queen Squash, Zucchini, Butternut Squash, 2 types of Cucumbers, Lettuce, Spinach, Peas, Carrots, Garden Beans, Kentucky Beans, Cherokee Wax Beans, Sweet Corn, Green Peppers, Mixed Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Sweet Banana Peppers, Cherry Tomatoes and Rutgers Tomatoes, Chives, Basil, Parsley and Cilantro.   I'll add some pictures once they start sprouting. I think I am most looking forward to the Tomatoes and the melons.

What sounds good to you???