Our Garden

When we first moved into our new home I went around taking pictures of the house to have an idea while packing where I would want everything to go. I also took pictures of the outside of the house to see how much things would have changed in our time there. Here is a picture I took (sorry I didn't seem to take a picture of the whole thing) of the very large empty 'box' that is in the backyard. 

Talking to neighbors the previous owners had a lot of children with a very big swing set. For this swing set they decided to make a level playing ground since the yard is rather hilly. From what sounded like load after load of wood chips, they leveled the area out and added a medium sized sandbox pictured in the back/center of the 'box'. Play area to one is another's very large garden. So my husband went to work. Load after load of hauling out wood chips (we still have some if you are at all interested...), blood, sweat and a very long time tilling later, and we have a garden!

Don't mind the weeds that need pulling and the fact that the beautiful markers I made got slightly ruined  from the dirt and rain... and here it is!

_Almost 2 full rows of beans_

(again, don't mind the weeds that need tending in the back)

_1 row of peppers_

_1 row of tomatoes_

The tomatoes have taken a bit of a hit. We are unsure of what kind of bug is eating our plants and may be considering planing new tomatoes, not sure if these are going to make it much longer.

_Another view of the tomatoes_

_1 row of cabbage_

_2 rows of Cucumbers spelt with a 'qu' -it's good luck ;-) _

_Half row of dill_

_Half row of radish - they're a pretty 'rad dish'_

-1 1/2 rows of carrots just barely poking up_

_1st row of onions_

_2nd row of onions_

_2 1/2 rows of potatoes doing VERY well!_

_Almost 3 full rows of corn!_

_4 strawberry bushes_

 We will have to see what becomes of my very sad looking strawberry bushes...

 Also, my husband is so handy that he made is very own homemade rain barrel to help with the watering. We originally heard that our city was going to be having a watering restriction so we wanted to be prepared.

Here are some more pictures of the garden. 

View from the front corner by the strawberries and corn.

View from our deck of the right side of the garden.

View from the deck of the left side of the garden.

How much the will garden grow in the next month? Will the corn be knee high by the 4th of July? 

Stay tuned!

Do you have a garden growing? Even something as little as a couple pots on your patio -the size of our garden in years past? I would love to hear about it! Post a comment. :) 

Best wishes.