The Veggies have been planted..

Wow, what a long day!! Started at 10am and just finishing at 4pm but most of the veggies are happily planted in their new home..
I finally got to use my rota tiller that I have not used in 3 yrs, I was worried I wouldn't get it going but it started and off I went turning over the soil so I could add my peat moss "soil conditioner!"

What I planted today:

• Walla Walla onions (bought the starters from Molbaks, there were so many I split the bundle with my friend Ashley Fun blog for preschool crafts

Zones: 3 - 9 (-30° F.) Height: 6 - 10 inches Spacing: - 6 inches between plants, 12 - 24 inches between rows Depth: Set outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked. Set plants 2 inches deep for bunching onions, ½ inch deep for standard onions, and 1 inch deep for sets. Space bunching onions 3 – 4 inches apart, standard and sets 4-6 inches apart. Water regularly to avoid Spread: 3 - 5 inches Sun/Shade: full sun

•  Broccoli, and I planted 4 starts (cause that is what I bought the pack in!)

I had to judge the spacing for the pumpkins and squash that I am going to plant because I have to allow for their vines to grow. So I planted the Broccoli on the edge of the garden..

• Little Jack O Lateran Pumpkins (they will be awesome for fall decorations!!)

These little boys need alot of sun and space.

105 days to grow, they will be done in Sept!

• Mystery Plant!! I won't tell cause I don't know if this will take cause it's a warm weather veggie..

  

Right now that is it for the garden plot, though I will have to work on the rest of the potatoes next week...

Off to my raised beds :)

• Planted was Pepper Plot!  Jalapeño Peppers and regular Peppers..

• Roma Tomatoes..  

  

 
A view of my raised beds!

Hopefully I can update later and give more detail of everything..

The official gardening season has started!!

I have been waiting and waiting for the "last frost" warning to pass.. Every day and every night I look at the temperature and say, just a little longer!!

 I was too eager with Matthew Cucumber

 

and he didn't make it.. :(   It was just too chilly overnight a the poor plant died of being too cold..

This week is going to hit the 70's so off I go prepping everything for planting..

This past weekend I planted a couple more things by seed inside to give them a bit more of a head start as they are warm weather veggies.. It still is a little cold in the morning and my gardening plot is in the shade until 11am.. Once the sun moves position it will be more sunshine (I hope!)..

I have planted squash, tomatoes, pumpkins and Thai Basil and hopefully will plant them on Memorial Day long weekend.. Till then, I am going to prep the garden plot with compost and peat!

Yesterday, May 17th I had some wonderful helpers Matthew and his buddy Kyler help with some plantings..

First Matthew and I made a new little plot area for a couple of containers.. Strawberry pot and Basil plant (GO PESTO!)

Then we prepped a hanging basket and are going to try cherry tomatoes in there!

Now the fun part!! POTATOES

My inspiration for my potatoe towers!

Matthew and Kyler helped prepped the spot for the potatoes that are going to be grown in a tower.
What I bought was re barb from Home Depot (4ft high) and I had left over chicken wire (from somewhere)..

   

These are yukon gold potatoes and I hopefully will have the reed screen around them next week.

For those of you who know my backyard, here is a peak of the new garden plot and lawn after the landscaping project we just did this spring.. Gone are the maple tree stumps and the uneven backfill from our addition almost 4yrs ago. So excited with the space we have now..

Sunshine and Lollipops!! Finally, a weather forecast to make me want to dance.

MIA!! It's not my fault

Sorry everyone for being MIA.. Really, there hasn't been much to do since the weather has just been horrible the last few weeks.. Rain Rain Rain, Hail, Rain and back down to just over freezing overnight.
I really want to work in my yard but I don't want to kill anything.

But there is hope!!!

The kiddos and I did get out just after lunch for some lawn mowing and gardening.. It's sad to say I might have put Matthew Cucumber in too early as he wasn't looking so hot.. The cold overnight weather and damp days might have just done him in.. Cross your fingers..
(no pictures of today, was kinda lame in the photo opt moments.. )

Just as a reminder though:

Coming to life

May 3rd, looking good

Nicely tucked away,trying to keep warm

Hopefully things will pick up this week!

Now that the weather is suppose to be on the up, I am going to get my tomatoes ready (doing cherry tomatoes in a hanging basket this year), squash and pumpkins ready.

Did plant some onions today, will update on that too..