Our crazy garden.

Last year I got a late start with gardening but managed to get the yard cleaned up and learn a few things with a few plants. This year I decided to amp it up and with Sandee , who moved in upstairs back in February, keen on doing some gardening too, we started putting a lot of effort into getting it going. We wanted to keep it pesticide free, as low cost as possible and have lots of vegetables to eat. And have fun doing it all.

Back in early April when it was really hot I started a bunch of boxes built with reclaimed materials and a 5 cubic yard load of new soil. We both started seeds inside and outside and started hitting up our friends and the interweb for info. I kept building boxes, raised beds and containers until the soil ran out. We even spread some of the soil around the yard. The last few weeks has been filled with seeding, planting and organizing everything.

Here's some pictures that Sandee took of our garden. We already have lettuce to eat! The heavy rain this weekend busted up some of the seedlings after these pictures were taken. We have faith that most things will recover. If not, we have time to re-do some things. The backyard is going to be an awesome place to hang out in this summer!