One of my goals for this summer was to build a raised bed garden; not much tastes better than freshly picked vegetables and fruit. The opportunity to facilitate learning around wholesome, homegrown food right here at home was one I have dreamt about teaching my children ever since I became a mom. It seemed like such a distant memory in the depths of winter, but now that our rainy season has taken a break we have headed into gardening with full force (and muddy toes!)
I wish I had taken more pictures during the construction of the bed itself, but we used this as a resource.
The bed contains a mixture of organic garden soil, mushroom compost, and a peat-moss topsoil enhancer.
This is our first year attempting to have green thumbs and I know I'll be happy even if we don't yield much. We have a variety of peppers planted, along with tomatoes, squash, and cucumber. I'm hoping to eventually add strawberries, lettuce and the carrots that we picked up from Silver Owl Moon Farm. I'll be updating as things progress, and regardless, it has been entirely too much fun getting outside as a family and getting dirt underneath our fingernails.
Digging in the earth is good for the soul.
I wish I had taken more pictures during the construction of the bed itself, but we used this as a resource.
The bed contains a mixture of organic garden soil, mushroom compost, and a peat-moss topsoil enhancer.
This is our first year attempting to have green thumbs and I know I'll be happy even if we don't yield much. We have a variety of peppers planted, along with tomatoes, squash, and cucumber. I'm hoping to eventually add strawberries, lettuce and the carrots that we picked up from Silver Owl Moon Farm. I'll be updating as things progress, and regardless, it has been entirely too much fun getting outside as a family and getting dirt underneath our fingernails.
Digging in the earth is good for the soul.
Yay!! Good luck!! Raised bed gardening is a super productive and efficient way to go, you will be so excited with the results!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this Kate, it has been a long time dream of mine to one day grow my own fruit and veggies! Good luck, I look forward to hearing more about your adventures in gardening! xx
ReplyDeleteYay, garden!
ReplyDeleteGood choices. Pro tip about strawberries: if you're starting from just seeds, they don't always grow well the first year. We attempted them two years ago and got barely two tiny little berries and - because of space constraint - didn't try again. But reading up on them, that's the info I found! So if you plant them this year, don't get discouraged. :)
ooooh i would so love one, maybe my husband will do it for me next year ;)
ReplyDeleteI hope it works for you guys, can't wait to see updates:)
xo