My Garden

My Dad let me borrow a book called Square Foot gardening by Mel Bartholomew.  Last Sunday I read the book and decided I that I wanted a garden!  Last summer my Dad grew tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, and lots of other veggies.  I thought that was the coolest thing.  The whole point of a Square Foot garden is to grow a little bit of everything.  You have a 4x4 foot box that is broken up into 1x1 foot sections.  In each 1x1 foot section you can grow veggies, flowers, or herbs. 

Sweet Jerr Bear offered to help me build my garden.  So off to Home Depot we went.  We got 4 wood post that were 4x10 for the border, weed blocker, soil, compost, plant labels, chicken wire, zip ties, wire cutters, 8 4x1 inch panels, and lots of seeds! 

First I had to begin soaking my seeds.  So I wrapped the seeds up into moist paper towels and let them soak for a good 2 hours.  To make sure I didn't mix the seeds up, I bought the plant labels from Home Depot. 

After soaking my seeds, it was time to get dirty!  Jerry helped me build my garden. 

Step One: Build the border

Step Two:  Staple the weed blocker to the bottom of the border

Step Three: Build Cover (this is optional- unfortunately I have very naughty dogs that will either eat or destroy my garden)  For our cover we just screwed the 4 foot x 1 inch wood panels together to form a border.  Then we stapled chicken wire to the sides.  Last we used zip ties to connect the chicken wire. 

Step Four: Fill your garden box. The book tells you to make your own soil by mixing a bunch of stuff together.  However, we decided to mix Top Soil, Garden Soil (with Pete Moss), and Compost. 

Step Five: Place panels 1 foot apart.

Step Six: Plant your seeds!!!! This is the best part!  

For my garden I decided to plant cantaloupe, watermelon thyme, jalopenos, bell peppers, sunflowers, marigolds, cayenne peppers, cilantro, basil, sugar snap peas, chives, broccoli, squash, cucumbers, and parsley.  I really hope it all grows!!!!

Step Seven:  Put cover over garden to keep bad dogs out

Hopefully my garden will grow!  I'll keep you posted!!!