Gardening 101

Mike and I have tried to have a garden 2 summers/falls in a row and have had no success. We either go out of town for 2 weeks and forget to water them, or just didn't remember. So I had the brilliant idea to grow a garden for the 3rd year. :) My excuse "This will be different"..."We can use it to teach in homeschool"..."The kids will love to help." So here we are trying again.

We have the perfect location for it. Right outside of the homeschool/play room is a planters box that goes the entire length of the room. It was full of some kind of fern thing that we had to pull up. So last Friday we spent about 2 hours...or more...pulling all that up and trying to get all the roots out. Saturday morning we woke up and went to the store to get some top soil and seeds. We came home, ate lunch, and started planting. After a day of gardening the kids decided to have a little fun with the wheelbarrow. 

By the way I don't think we will have a chance to forget to water it. Everyday the kids ask to go and look at it to see if anything has changed. :)

Pulling roots

End of Day 1!

I went ahead and placed the bags where they should go. Then ripped them open. I let them pour the soil out. They did it as fast as they could and would run to the next one.

I think Renee worked on this one the entire time. :)

We have planted: Red, Green, and Yellow Bell Pepper. Beefsteak and Roma Tomatoes. Iceberg Lettuce. Cucumber. Carrots. Onion. Broccoli. Summer Squash. Cantaloupe. Pumpkin.

We planted the pumpkin in time for Halloween. YAY!

Do you have a garden? What works for you? What doesn't? Anything I should know? Leave a comment.