I'm a gardener!

We spent this beautiful day gardening! The last element that I needed for my square foot gardening mix was compost. I surprisingly had a hard time finding some good local stuff. Everything is selling so quick due to the warm weekend!

I finally ended up at Leap Frog Farm in Gonic, NH. The owner has a great selection of started seeds and she had the compost I needed! I picked up some bok choy (very tasty), Swiss chard and broccoli seedlings.

I put poor husband to work mixing my soil-less mix. Let's just say he didn't enjoy gardening in 80+ degree weather. But I thanked him profusely. (Thanks honey!) I laid down newspaper on the grass inside the beds to discourage weeds and hopefully draw in the worms.

By the end of the evening I had one 4' x 8' bed filled with dirt and had planted the new vegetable seedlings. We'll tackle the 2nd 4' x 8' bed early next week and I should be planting some snow peas and spinach too. I can't wait to show you a few pictures!

It's definitely been a learning experience, but I think I'm enjoying it so far. (I'm not sure I can say the same for dear husband.) I'm just nervous that I'll kill my veggies! Here's to a great green thumb and yummy fresh summer meals.

How is your gardening coming along? Amy has some great pepper and basil seedlings coming up! Any gardening tips, tricks or resources you care to share?

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