And So It's Begun

Last weekend and the beginning of this week we've really got things going on the garden front. We started with making two raised beds. The original plan was for 5 beds but after figuring the cost of lumber and our time we've decided to start with 2 and if we want more we can always add them. Filling them was relatively cheap considering we have a dirt pile at the bottom of the hill and a mill down the road where we got a load of sand. David made trips getting the dirt while I mixed in sand and dirt in the beds.

Next, David tilled the garden which is getting easier every year, especially because this year we didn't expand the garden so there was no grass to break up.

While David was tilling I made a trellis for the peas out of scrap wood, fishing line and staples. Easiest project so far, probably took 10 minutes to make from start to finish

Now it was time to start filling the garden with plants! First were peas and potatoes. We used one raised bed and two rows next to the beds for the potatoes and the peas are leaning against the garage wall. I plan to put sunflowers all along that garage wall to fill that blank space. I also transplanted some chives that were in the front landscape to one of the beds. May or may not keep it right there but this year I'm trying to keep all garden plants in the fenced in garden.

The cashier at Tractor Supply swore by this stuff when planting potatoes. We're giving it a try

Our onions are doing great!! So much better doing sets than the ones we started from seed last year.

*On a semi side note, I think I've killed a good amount of seedlings recently :o/ Most have sprouted so now I figured they need sun and more sun. Well after the last couple of really sunny days when I took them all outside it might have been a little overkill. Yesterday the leaves on the pepper plants started turning white and when I looked it up basically it is caused by too much sun light too quickly. This morning some of the plants are completely wilted over. Well, if they last, great, if not, I have more seed and will try again. Already learning from mistakes this 2015 season.