This year we decided to get our raised garden beds going. We had the fence on the side of the house moved forward to give us the space without cutting any of the play space in the backyard. Then Daniel designed what we wanted and got the redwood. We eventually want the beds to be 2 feet tall, but redwood is so expensive. So we decided to to 1 foot this year and we'll add the other foot next year.
We wanted to involve the kids in the project so they would take some pride in caring for the garden too. So everyone got to put in a few screws, do some measuring and help with the drill.
Even if they weren't actually measuring or drilling anything, the kids had fun using the tools.
Colson is our little gardner. He may just follow in his dad's footsteps and become a landscape architect. He is always the one helping plant the plants and water things. After the other kids lose interest and go do something else, Colson is still there helping Dad.
Sawyer really loved the drill. He loved the sound it made.
The first night we made a lot of progress. And we finished up a week later.
Next came the dirt. There are definite perks to having a landscape architect for a husband. He just brought home the dump truck full of soil and a ramrod to get it all dumped into the beds.
All the kids came and helped spread the soil out. They were excited to get the plants they had picked to grow, in the ground.
Parker and Colson worked the hardest with the soil. Parker never quit. He was spreading soil till it was all in. I was really impressed.
Finally, we finished!! We have 5 tomato bushes, bell peppers, strawberries, garlic, peanuts, cucumber, squash, zucchinis, lettuce, spinach and lots of herbs. Hopefully everything will grow well this year. The kids are all excited to take care of their plants and see the fruit of their labors. Yay!!
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Hooray!! So exciting!!
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