Getting A Spring On Spring

Last year was our first time planting a garden. We learned a lot and still have lots to learn.

We planted a lot of vegetable plants. At $3.99 each, this got expensive quick. Plus, over half of the established plants that we bought either died or didn't produce anything. We also planted a few packs of seeds and had way more success with those, lots of plants and lots of vegetables for a lot cheaper.

This year, we decided to start with seeds. We bought a cheap greenhouse and Emily and I planted some of the seeds yesterday. The plan is we will transplant our little plants in a month and also plant more seeds. This way, we will have plants at different stages instead of getting 50 zucchini in one month.

I'm amazed at how fun Emily thinks this is. She loved counting out 3 seeds for each hole. She woke up today and went over to see if anything grew overnight. I can't wait for the first plants to sprout. She will be so excited.

We are planting a lot of the same veggies as last year and a few new ones. There are a few like corn and onions that never produced last year, so we are not doing those again. Others, like carrots are just cheaper to buy at the store, so we are not doing those either. We have watermelon, zucchini, yellow squash, cilantro, basil, bell peppers, green beans, cucumbers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes and large yellow tomatoes. Our parsley and strawberry plants from last year survived the winter and are turning green again. We will also plant some pumpkin seeds in a few months, unless they spontaneously grow again.


By the way Grammie, Emily found one of your Diet Mountain Dews leftover from Thanksgiving and HAD to have it. You'll also notice David in the sandbox. He was sifting out the rocks and a few cat poops that accumulated over the winter.

We are ready for Spring!