My babies!

I realize I am way behind in my posting.  It has been a crazy couple of weeks.  I have not felt well at all lately, my schoolwork is way behind, and I was preparing for a garage sale that I had this last weekend that was extremely successful.  My laundry is completely lagging, I need to clean my house, I have no food in the house, the girls need their summer clothes out from the garage, I need to come up with a way to make the same amount of money that I am making at Wal-Mart so I can quit that place.  I realize that summer is approaching quickly and I only have about 3 weeks of school left (yay!!)  I want to make sure we are busy this summer, so there are no sitting around couch potatoes here.  Now you probably think I mean my little children, my little babies, but no, not this time.  So what babies can I be talking about?? My veggie babies!! I decided to start some seeds this year and picked a few up and planted them last Tuesday (4-13-10).  within 3 days I had babies!!

The seeds (most organic)

Planting with my "helper"

Day Three!!

I decided to plant what I know we will eat.  Tomatoes (two varities: beefsteak and cherry), zucchini, cucumbers, basil and oregano.  We also aquired 2 cabbage plant starts.  I originally was just going to use containers even though my luck with those in the past has been less than desirable, but Brent and I were talking and he brought up the idea of making a raised bed on our humongous RV pad.  I was excited from the start, knowing it was his idea makes me happier.  I mean, I don't have enough containers to plant in as it is so I would have had to buy some and pots are EXPENSIVE.  I figured that the tools I need to make one like this will cost as much or less than buying the containers I would need and it would probably be more successful.  It will be portable, so it can go when we do, and will be less likely to fall victim to the dog and her spontaneous digging antics.

Day 6

Cukes and Zucchini

Beefsteaks (note the unsprouted cherry tomatoes in the third row...)

So less than a week later, everything has sprouted except the cherry tomatoes.  There is still time and I am trying to remain hopeful and figured if we get this veggie bed built then we can always get some starts to put in it if the cherry tomatoes do not make it.  Tomorrow I will price out the materials and I will continue to update on the progress of the bed.  I am very excited to finally get my own "garden", so to speak.  Now if only I can get some chickies.. I found some chicks for two bucks but I don't have a coop and not enough funds to build a bird-dog proof chicken coop for my 3 chickens I want AND the garden.. so again.. the chickies will have to wait.