A Garden update

Planting. Let's just say it was a messy affair that ended with two naked girls on the deck. I think this is such a classic picture.

Lettuce, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and tomatoes.

Ava using our first zucchini as a phone. Still running away from the camera.

Raspberries
Grapes and an awesome flowering vine my Grandma Culver gave us.

When Tyler and I first moved into our house we had a little area that was set aside for gardening. For three years we have attempted to have a producing garden with varying degrees of success. The first two years Tyler mainly did everything because I was busy being pregnant or having a new baby. This is the first year I have really enjoyed gardening! It has been fun to show the girls how to plant and water and weed. And we like looking at the plants as they have grown. We like taking walks into the yard to check on how everything is growing. We also like picking, cooking, eating and giving away what we have grown.

The keys we have found to a successful garden:
-A hose timer. Automatically waters at set intervals of your choice
-Good tilling from a rototiller
-Killing all weeds before starting
-Chicken wire to protect from deer, woodchucks, chipmunks, etc.
-Weeding
-Good starts on things that take a long time to grow like tomatoes and pumpkins
-Planting from seeds can actually work, don't be afraid!