Monday, June 13, 2011

Three sisters and first food

CatMatt have been spending a lot of time playing in the dirt. First, they have a patch of empty land between their garage and their neighbor's fence, previously filled with river rock, then sod, then gourd vines. Project / experiment: raised beds and Three Sisters.

Before:


Building, prepping, & planting:
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Sweet corn, watermelon, pumpkins, and pole beans planted. Corn and squash sprouting:


Vegetable and herb garden in, late-April:


Garden, first week of June:


Greens on the deck (lettuce, spinach, brussel sprouts):


First strawberries: