It's true! I am starting a garden!! I know, crazy. But I am SUPER excited!! I have never planted and grown anything and the last plants I had I killed them within two weeks. So here's to hoping this turns out better!!
I picked up a book one day on a trip to Lowe's with the Hubs called All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. It is a really easy read with lots of good pictures (perfect for me because I
only look at pics
read thoroughly). It tells you how to make a garden in a raised garden bed that is generally a 4x4. it can be bigger or smaller if you want but we ended up doing a 4x4. It's really great because with this method you can basically garden anywhere and ever since my journey into gardening I have become quite interested in urban homesteading. I would LOVE to have a huge plot of land and a farm and animals, but right now we live smack dab in the middle of the city in what I am convinced is the hottest place EVER...Texas. Okay, a bit of an exaggeration, I'm sure it's only the second hottest place on earth.
only look at pics
read thoroughly). It tells you how to make a garden in a raised garden bed that is generally a 4x4. it can be bigger or smaller if you want but we ended up doing a 4x4. It's really great because with this method you can basically garden anywhere and ever since my journey into gardening I have become quite interested in urban homesteading. I would LOVE to have a huge plot of land and a farm and animals, but right now we live smack dab in the middle of the city in what I am convinced is the hottest place EVER...Texas. Okay, a bit of an exaggeration, I'm sure it's only the second hottest place on earth.
So, here's what we did.
1)We loaded up the kids and headed out to Lowe's
1)We loaded up the kids and headed out to Lowe's
2) Bought two 2x8x8 boards and had the guy at Lowe's but them both in half
3) Bought 2 bags of organic compost, 1 bag of organic peat moss and 1 bag of organic garden soil
4) We had to buy all of our gardening supplies and what not since we have never had a garden
5) Hubby put the box together and put some sort of weed thing on the bottom of it (can't remember the name)
p;6) then he dug out a plot where we put the SFG (square foot garden)
7) Then we mixed the pete moss, compst, original dirt and the garden soil all together and filled the box!
(these are my amazing helpers!!)
TAH DAH!!! My garden is ready for planting!!
Here is a list of what will make it's way into the SFG!
*watermelon
*tomatoes
*peas
*beans
*corn
*sunflowers
*cucumbers
*pepper
*broccoli
*garlic
*onion
*carrots
*lettuce
*spinach
*and the last spot will be filled with Ethan's little corner (which will be carrots too =D)
*tomatoes
*peas
*beans
*corn
*sunflowers
*cucumbers
*pepper
*broccoli
*garlic
*onion
*carrots
*lettuce
*spinach
*and the last spot will be filled with Ethan's little corner (which will be carrots too =D)
16 total squares of fruits and veggies!!
My next couple projects will be coming soon! I am going to make an herb garden and a potting bench! Stay tuned for step by step instructions for both!!
