Square Foot Garden

This is new to Derick and I, but we wanted to give it a shot! Here are some step by step pictures of putting together our garden! Our sister in law, Cami, told us about this Square Foot gardening, so we looked it up online, read a little and gave it a go!

Derick put this together in no time at all. Next was time to seal it up. I brushed it with boiled linseed oil. We learned online this would protect the wood from rotting and also give it a little color!

Next step, attaching a weed barrier. This is a really really thick plastic we doubled up and stapled to the bottom.

Now we needed to fill it with a good soil. If you go to the Square Foot Gardening website, they have a "recipe" for perfect soil.

Next up, marking off each sqaurefoot. We drilled screws in at each foot then ran nylon rope up and down and all around to mark each off.

Lastly, it is time to plant! We went to Cook's and stocked up on the veggies and herbs we wanted. Here they are!

Now we are just watching them grow like crazy! Our tomatoes, corn and lettuce are huge! I LOVE the smell of the basil! Derick asks everyday if we can harvest yet! Patience, patience! I will get some pictures of their growth and post them soon!

Ashley had so much fun riding around in the wagon at Cook's. Andrew on the other hand was all ove r the place with his own wagon.

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