On Mother's Day my step-father-in-law tested out his new tiller in my garden. Yesterday I planted green onions, lettuce, more kale (last years crop came back up), carrots (I got a sweet variety, hopefully they're not as bitter as last year's) and the herbs my mom got me at the nursery. Tomorrow I plan to take a trip to Lowe's and get some plants and a trellis for my peas. As you can imagine, I'm super excited! I keep asking the kids what they want to plant, but I get things like "apple tree" and "date tree" so I think I might just have to take them with me when I go. They're still in the concrete stage so actually seeing the plants with the picture of the veggie on it might be a little easier for them to contribute gardening ideas.
I also need to do some flowers and hanging baskets. This is the hard part for me. Last year was the first year that I put in flowers so I'm still working on what variety and what colors work best, not to mention how many I need and where I want to put them. This year I want to do two or three pots as well, which will be an adventure. I love this part of spring! When I get everything potted I'll post some pictures...hopefully it all looks good!
This blog is a journal of how I'm working to make my home greener and healthier for my family. From cloth diapering, to organic shopping to discussing vegetarianism with a 6-year-old, I'm hoping to continue to motivate myself to push ahead in my journey to be as green and healthy as the 6 of us can be.
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