We borrowed our neighbor/friend's rototiller, and Farmer B got to work. Truth is, the work was hard, but I think he had fun with that rototiller! Then we, I mean he, surrounded the garden with chicken wire to keep out the wild rabbits that hang around here. They'll not be free-mealing off my veggies!
Here's Gardener Grace and Gardener Rachel helping plant the seeds.
Before long, Grace disappeared, and it was the three of us planting.
So far, we've planted tomatoes, green peppers, basil, carrots, red and yellow onions, radishes, garlic, green onions, potatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, green beans, corn, and an artichoke plant (we're told they do very well here). Later in the year, when the weather cools, we have lettuce and other seeds still to plant after we harvest what's in the garden now.
My favorite time is the very first veggie that is harvested to be eaten. It always tastes the best! Isn't it wonderful that even with our average gardening skills (well, I will say that Farmer B is awesome at most things), and soil that is nothing to brag about, yet God still blesses our efforts with these amazing vegetables, providing us with food from our own garden, that we for a season, don't have to go out and buy. I'm even thinking of learning how to can and store the excess so we can use it later on...isn't that a kick?
Here's myself and Farmer Beloved after working hard in the garden (you can guess who worked harder!)
Don't you love our hats? Sooo stylish, and they protect our heads from burning. I wear mine every time I go outside now...I just wish I could keep it from blowing off my head when the wind picks up!
Oh, and for those of you that think you need a big space to garden, container gardening is the "in" thing to do right now. So go buy yourself a couple of large, cheap teracotta pots, throw some mixed seeds or plants in there...you could even have a themed pot, like a pizza pot or herb pot...and get gardening!
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