Our Garden! week 2

(This is the garden right after we got done planting!)

We are loving our garden! My Mom came over a couple of weeks ago and helped me plan it out and get it planted. Vaughan was working in Flagstaff so it was fun to surprise him with the planting of the main garden all done!

We planted sugar snap peas, carrots, green onions, beets, turnips, spinach, lettuce (2 kinds) and radishes. Of course the kids had to come out and "watch". Heidi thought things looked a little boring. All dirt - no color! So she suggested ribbons on the sticks we used to mark each row. I told her she was crazy! But you know how my creative daughter just HAS to make things all cutsie! So into the house she goes and gets the curling ribbon. She has color coordinated the ribbon with what color the vegetables are going to be. I have to admit it has made it easier to remember what is growing in that row!

(top picture is my sugar snap peas (so proud!) and bottom picture is our radishes)

That weekend, Vaughan worked in the planter box turning the soil and adding our wonderful mulchy soil! So, I planted cauliflower, broccoli and brussell sprouts. I know - some of these vegetables are on the "I don't like" list, but I want to give my kids the opportunity to TRY them fresh and tasty as they should taste right out of a garden. If we don't like them, we won't plant them again! Though you have to admit there is something about eating something you had help in growing that makes it taste that much better! Who knows, maybe we will actually learn to like something we thought we didn't like before! It could happen! :)

(Beautiful broccoli and cauliflower! To the far left you can see the little tiny brussell sprout plants!)

Licorice (our bunny) enjoying the winter lawn!