My Green Thumb

No matter what my husband or sisters for that matter, might tell you depending on the day... No, I am not turning into the Wicked Witch of the West. I'm not turning green. BUT, Dusty and I did start a garden in our backyard and my thumbs are now officially 'green'. We've planted a lot of vegetables and some fruits according to the Square Foot Gardening method. Our backyard still needs a lot of work and we're slowly going to get it done.

However, here's our yard before the garden...

Dusty built the whole thing. In all of his OCD fashion he spent much time planning it out and measuring, over and over and over again. Here's the finished product! We poured cement, laid all the bricks oursleves and then shoveled 3 truck-loads of dirt into the backyard and 1 super truck-load of mulch/manure. I will toot my own horn and say that I did 75% of the shoveling myself without Dusty. He just had to work the days we could get dirt from a home builder down the road.

It's working! We planted Tomatos, Cucumbers, Jalepenos, Bell Peppers, Corn, Carrots, Onions, Basil, Cilantro, Yellow Squash, Zuccini Squash, Cantelope, Watermelon, and Pumpkin!

Here's our little pumpkin plant starting to sprout!

Cantelope!

Tomatos, bell peppers, cucumbers, and jalepenos-

all started from plants grown at Home Depot.

Corn!

Stay tuned for more pictures once the crop starts to come in!