Happy Monday y'all!
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The Mr and I have really enjoyed having home-grown foods to cook with. In our apartment we had two mini urban gardens (2010 and 2011). Last year we thought we were moving so we didn’t plant anything. We ended up moving a lot later than we thought (December) so we really missed growing plants last year. The house we moved into already had a raised garden so we were anxious to get started.
The first thing we needed to do was clean out the bed and churn the earth. Cleaning weeds is not my favorite part but it was necessary.
Check out all of these weeds! Scary!!!
I also pulled out the fence to be cleaned and painted.
We had to take two trips to Lowes, Home Depot and Trader Joes to get everything we wanted to plant. We’ve got 7 tomatoes (3 are cherry tomatoes), spinach, jalapenos, strawberries, blue berries, black berries, grapes, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, basil, parsley, lemon balm, and cilantro.
So far everything is still alive lol
Last summer, when I knew we were going to be moving I saw these herb labels on sale so I purchased them. I held onto them because I knew they would come in handy. You can purchase a set of your own here.
The newly painted fence.
So far everything is still alive lol
Last summer, when I knew we were going to be moving I saw these herb labels on sale so I purchased them. I held onto them because I knew they would come in handy. You can purchase a set of your own here.
The newly painted fence.
It’s white again :-)
I was dying for some citrus trees, so we got a Meyer lemon tree to go with our apple trees and orange trees.
I think it takes a few years before they produce a lot, and I’m definitely looking forward to it. I hope I can keep it alive until then lol
All of the other flowers in the yard have started blooming and it smells delicious. It’s so colorful and enjoyable!
As I mentioned on Friday, we are really loving all of the citrus plants in the back yard. Check out my homemade lemonade recipe HERE.
All of the other flowers in the yard have started blooming and it smells delicious. It’s so colorful and enjoyable!
As I mentioned on Friday, we are really loving all of the citrus plants in the back yard. Check out my homemade lemonade recipe HERE.
For all my gardening I had to get some new gear, and by gear I mean shoes. Duh! lol
I purchased these yellow boots; thanks Sherri for the recommendation.
The Mr. surprised me with some new polka dot gloves to go with my polka dot yard tools. Thank you babe!
