Signs of Spring, Part 1

Even though spring already officially started a month ago, we are experiencing our new signs of life now. Mamma Haller will be proud to know that your mini Redbud trees you carefully transplanted (literally!) from Ohio are thriving! This is the smallest of the three and is doing very well in the Carolina soil.

The next bit of news is the "secret" we've been keeping from the family...and no it's not a baby...it's baby veggies! That's right, we have completed our garden. As you can see, we started with awful grass and rocky, clay-filled soil. Luckily, the woods behind our house is/are?? (Jenny and I can't figure out with which tense is correct...mom, some help!?) thriving with boulders. They were super heavy and it took roughly 8 hours to build the perimeter and [attempt to] till up the soil.


We began with three herb pots, which include basil, thyme, chives, parsley, cilantro and bee balm! Then we picked up some organic compost from a recycling center (saved tons of money!) and some top soil from Lowes. We were blessed to have our friends' truck, which we backed right up to the garden to make things easier. Then we filled the bed, planted the seeds and plants, and watered everything. The garden is located in the back right corner of our yard, along the neighbor's yard and the woods. It's roughly 8ft x 8ft.

The herbs are on the corners and in the back right corner we have a blueberry bush! We planted rows of: peppers, squash, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, kale, collard greens, and romaine lettuce! There also may be some daisies that bloom in late summer. It was a long but fun process, and we're very excited to reap what we sowed (haha)!

Soon to come...tomato stakes, overwhelming mint, rabbit protection, painted signs, and lots of veggies!