2010: The Year of Our Garden

This year we decided to grow as many of our fruits and veggies as possible. Here is the story of turning 750 square feet of unused land into delicious food throughout the summer.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Strawberry Fields Forever

Went Strawberry picking today. So much more fun than I would have thought.
They were $1.20/lb. The girls were a big help. We picked 13 lbs and I purchased an additional 10 lbs. We will be eating strawberries all year!






The Strawberry Fields



The girls helping out




Thursday, June 3, 2010

I Spy a Pepper!!!

Okay, it is starting to look more like a garden. I was getting nervous for a bit.

We've got:

Onions

Peas

Peppers



And my most successful Basil plant ever!


Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Flowers are blooming

After some nice long, hot days, the flowers are starting to bloom.