August Fields Garden 2017

We put our garden in this year, Memorial Day weekend. So many weeds pulled, dirt turned and fingernails dirtied. It was a team effort.

The kids were all so helpful and wow….having more older kids makes a huge difference in what can be accomplished. It’s not that more is accomplished, it’ that different, more complicated things can be accomplished. Like a garden!

Here is Jack, our almost 11 year old. He drives the tractor and brush hogs the long grass and pushes dirt around where I want to grow wild flowers.

Ian and Isaac. Pulling weeds, turning dirt. The beds were rota tilled several times each. This year I added a grass killer/fertilizer. I know, all my organic dreams crushed, but we needed some serious intervention!

This little man added two scoops of veggie food to each tomato plant.

Every time he picks a flower and brings it to me, he adds a kiss on the cheek. Please slow down time!

Cars hat, Paw Patrol garden gloves, red boots. Do you know how I loathed character clothing items for my older kids…of course by child 6 a few items here or there are adorable. 🙂

Our new kitty…. JoJo. Or as our youngest calls her, baby JoJo.

We are constantly trimming branches!

The garden – June 2017. Since putting the garden in (2011) we have added a water line, cut from a sprinkler line. This allows us to have a hose down there. It is also in need of a little repair. Some of acheter viagra the door hinges are loose and some netting has ripped.

I have also added 4 brackets, each with a wind chime. It really does seem to deter animals.

Tomatoes!

Peppers, beans, cucumbers, snap peas and corn. The other side has Tomatoes, basil, zucchini, squash and more corn.