It's Time To Get Your Garden On

If you are thinking about planting a spring garden, now is the time!

There are MANY cool weather veggies that like to be planted 6-8 weeks before the last frost.

Here are some of my babies ready to be planted.

Planting day organization.

I use graph paper to map out where everyone is going to be planted.

I do all my research before I make my map.

You have to make sure that everyone in the same bed will get along. :)

The one thing I didn't plan for.......a wet & cold planting day.

Here's my adorable assistant.

She has about 20 layers of clothes on.

Yes, that's still snow on the ground.

We prepped all the beds by adding a generous layer of our homemade compost, and tilling it all in with a pitch fork.

I turn most of the soil in the bed over, making sure to break up any lumps.

I smooth it all out with a rake and then begin planting.

My assistant was in charge of the peas n 'carrots bed.

She loves peas n' carrots.

When the peas get bigger we will use the stakes at the end of the bed & some twine to make a lattice for them to grow up.

My other assistant.

We found a TON of these guys in our beds.

I LOVE it!!!!

We prepped & planted 4 beds today.

I saved the others for succession planting.

It was wet, mucky, cold & muddy but we will reap the rewards in a few months.

We planted kale, swiss chard, lettuce, peas, carrots, & radish.

I tucked my babies into their beds using floating row covers.

They protect my babies from frost, insects, birds & heavy rains.

You can find them at Intermountain Nursery or any online garden supply store.

I personally LOVE Peaceful Valley Farm Supply!
Happy Planting!