We've got a picnic area, play area, compost pit, clothes line, herb and flower gardens and a fire pit and now the beginnings of a vegetable garden.
Yes, I am starting a vegetable garden! We never had the space until we moved here, a little over 5 years ago. Shortly after moving I got pregnant and have had babies to tend to. Tending to babies left me no time for a garden, although I did plant some pumpkins last year. We got one perfect little pumpkin. This summer the girls are 2 1/2 and 4, still pretty young, but old enough to help mom in the yard.
On Sunday I tilled a 25 x 18 foot section of the very back part of our yard. Yesterday the girls and I worked a bit on working the soil and removing some of the bigger chunks of sod. I'll work it a bit more today and hopefully later in the week will begin planting some of my seedlings.
I will be attempting an organic garden. I am still exploring my options on how to go about this. I figure I will most likely use my compost and some manure/compost from the horse stable down the road for fertilizer. For pest control I am thinking of planting a marigold and herb border around the garden, as suggested by my sister, as well as the use of essential oils.
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Wonderful! My garden was much like yours when I started. There are many wild bunnies in the neighborhood, so I fence it in with chicken wire. Adding compost each year has made the soil much looser and very fertile. I hope you enjoy yours!
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