Gardening

(It's a long one... be warned)

Our garden this year has turned into much more of a project than last year. We have tripled the size as well as planted all along the back wall. We started this project the day before Valentine’s Day. The only way to fill the space we had created was to bring in a truckload of dirt. He dumped it on the street and we moved it to the backyard with a wheelbarrow.

So far we have planted strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, scallions, onions, garlic, snap peas and sweet peas, arugula, romaine, red romaine, spinach, parsley, basil, cilantro, chives, dill, tomatoes, squash, bell peppers, potatoes and corn. Along the back wall we have raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and lots of grapes. We also have a peach tree which is yet to be planted.

This is what we were planning to plant.

This was last years garden.

James but together a garden bag with everything I might need.

This is how it started.

We had a couple of cold days in late February where it gone into the 30's. This is hail all over our strawberries!

We have carved out the top of the stump where our 30 foot palm tree used to be and filled it with Lillies and planted gladiolas around the base.

James planting tomatoes... hopefully the ones this year will be as good as the ones last year.

We have run irrigation line througout the garden so it is all automatic. We've got some individual drippers, but mostly little sprinkler heads.

It will certianly be interesting to see how things grow. We are planting lots of things that we didnt do last year.

Wish us luck!