I planted part 2 of my garden earlier this week and The Boy was totally into it. He dug the holes, placed the plants, buried the seeds, and even did a little weeding. It was awesome.
However, I am very territorial with my garden and I don't like the share - Ryan tells me this is something I should have learned in Kindergarten but I must have been absent that day... So while browsing through some magazines I found this really cute child's planter box
However, it was $150 and there was no way I was going to spend that much money. With a little sweet talk and batting of my eyes, I convinced Ryan to make one for us. He gathered some old pallets and whipped this little baby up in one afternoon
The Boy loves it, I love it, and The Babe just wants to play in it - which is so not happening.
We went to Ballard's Nursery and let The Boy pick out the plants and seeds he wanted to grow. He picked quite a variety: tomatoes, squash, flowers, corn, beets, lettuce, swiss chard, pumpkins, cucumbers, peas, leeks, and catnip. His favorite purchase was a tub full of worms.
Once everything was planted I made these markers. I used pictures instead of words because The Boy can't read yet and this way he'll know what is growing.
Total cost of this little project was $25 - we just paid for the plants. And worms, of course...
I have anxiously been watching the calendar for Presidents Day to come. Not just because we should celebrate the Presidents of this great country (well, at least the first 43...) but it also marks the day of when you can start planting your Spring garden!
I lurve being in the garden. Granted, I'm not the best gardener but I do like to get my hands in the dirt and dig around. This weekend the family and I spent our days in the garden with the sun on our backs. Duties went as follows:
The Babe
Find as much mud as you can & crawl around in it until mom can barely recognize you.
The Boy
Entertain dogs and put worms in jars
Ryan
Oh, poor Ryan. I always have such grand ideas and use him as my workhorse. He was in charge of raking, tilling, burning, fixing hose lines, and moving bricks.
Trish
Design layout, gather supplies, bark orders, and do the planting.
We really had such a great time together working/playing outside. I have to thank my parents for teaching me to work together as a family. I spent many a summers pulling weeds with my siblings and now looking back, those were some really great memories.
