Garden Time!

It's Mother's Day weekend and in Kansas that means it is officially safe to plant! I was told last year (after losing several of the veggies I planted in April) that the best thing to do it to wait until Mother's Day when our area is free and clear from the threat of frost. Yesterday was beautiful and so I got out to clean up the vegetable beds (which were full of clover), build a new, bigger veggie bed (for tomatoes and zucchini) and to plant a few new perennials. It felt great to be out there again! The boys wanted to go out in the garden this morning so we started making our plan for the rest of the day...

Here are the old beds from last year, cleaned up and (mostly) clear of clover. At the far end you will see the new bed. Our plan today is to pick up a few things at the garden center, mix up new soil and go to the farmers market to check out their selection of vegetables. We probably won't get everything this weekend but I definitely want to find some lettuce, chard, and kale. Updates to come!