Stepping Heavenward

He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
Psalm 40:2

Garden Update
May. 1, 2008

Our vegetable garden is in full swing here! The garden beds were laid out, tilled, amended with compost, topped with a fresh coat of top soil, and mulched.

Blueberries, blackberries, grapes, onions, radishes, and peas have all been planted.

Next up: put fence around garden perimeter; build two trellises for the peas; build trellis for cucumbers; figure out what type of support we want for the grapes; and set out seed potatoes to sprout. The broccoli and cauliflower seedlings will be transplanted into the garden around May 10th along with the direct seeding of our beans, beets, carrots, and cucumbers. The watermelon will be direct seeded on May 20th and the tomatoes and peppers will be transplanted on June 1st.

I love how much this has truly become a family project! My mom and I planted the seedlings indoors at her house the first week of April. My dad has been in charge of the daily care of the seedlings and I am shocked at how good he is at it! The seedlings look amazing!!! Dave did all the measuring and strung the lines for the entire garden along with tilling it up. Then we all spread the mulch for the walkways. The boys helped my mom and I work compost into the soil and rake everything flat. Dave helped me set the grapes and the boys helped with all the blueberry plants. It is so much fun to be doing all this together!

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That looks great! Way to go! We have some things growing and half the garden still unprepped. :) I am supposed to be out there right now doing that, actually. :)

What sizes are your beds?
mystiedawn - 3:57 PM - May. 2, 2008

Hi Mystie!
There are 7 beds total -- the first horizontal bed in the picture is 8X2 feet. The two long vertical beds are each 15X3 ft. The three vertical beds behind those are each 7X3 feet. The horizontal bed in the back for the two grape plants is 12X3.

~Heather
hrlabonte - 4:46 PM - May. 2, 2008

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He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
Psalm 40:2

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He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
Psalm 40:2

Garden Update
May. 1, 2008