We finally got the veggie beds ready to plant. I’ve been working at digging them out the last couple weekends and Sunday we moved some top soil in from a bunch of old planter boxes we are removing from elsewhere in the yard. We set up the sprinkler to test out the coverage and left nice, wet, loose soil to plant in today.
So with seed packs in hand we went out this afternoon and… planted in the deer hoof prints. LOL! I’m sure that this isn’t a good sign. But maybe with veggies as an offering they will LEAVE MY HASTAS alone.
Anyway, most of the planting was actually done by ‘B’ so it will be a fun surprise to see what pops up where. I know the peas were waaayy over planted. But she was having fun. We planted some pumpkins, squash, sunflowers, beans and peas. Honestly, all I’m really hoping for this year is a few pumpkins because they are so much fun to watch growing and I think the kids would enjoy carving a pumpkin that came from our own garden. I’m not really expecting to gain anything truly edible but who knows. Maybe the deer will leave a few beans for us… but that is definitely a big maybe. 😉
The kids planting pumpkins.
The girls were a big help.
UPDATE: The deer ate everything! When we got home from the wedding it was all gone. ‘A’ was in tears over the pumpkins. I knew it was a long shot without a fence but I was hoping the pumpkins would make it. We plan to turn it all under and try again next with a fence in place.
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That’s a big garden! I like the L-shape nature of it. It looks like the kids had fun playing in the dirt. Good luck! Our garden is taking off and it’s so fun to see how it changes every day! We put the trellising up for the peas on Saturday, and the peas just looked so excited to have something to hang onto finally, LOL.
It has been my experience to plant 1 for the house and 3 for the animals. I figure they are doing me the service of letting me plant in THEIR yard. I’m not nearly as cordial at extending them the run of my house! I’ve also learned over time that there are some veggies they like more than others. There is no universal rule, just depends on the tastes of your natives! The garden looks great and I’m sure the critters will some something for you! Good job, A.L.B…you guys are becoming regular gardeners!
Gammy
The pumpkins are growing! Woohoo. Those are my main concern. I think the sunflowers are toast. The stalks must be tasty. A few beans and peas have sprouted as well.
Is it just me or are a lot more people veggie gardening this year? I see tons of backyard veggie beds right now. It is quite a lovely site to see so many.
I think your observations are true. Johnny’s Selected Seeds (the seed mail-order company) is located nearby and I was reading an interview with the founder and he said that they have been pleasantly surprised this year with sales. They were expecting decreased sales because of the economy but are experiencing the exact opposite and sales are much higher than projected. Their test farm is not too far away and I’ve been wanting to take the boys for a farm tour. Looks fun! Congrats on the pumpkins! What kind did you plant? We have a few squares open in our SFG still.
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