Planning for spring and the growing year ahead this past year was so invigorating!
We set out to teach our little one all about how gardens grow, where do vegetables come from and what is the solar process of the plants!
This was nothing like container or small urban gardening– this was a massive undertaking.
On a plot of land, we plotted, cleared and worked a series of long rectangular patches. Using recycled cedar, we created boxes, partially sunk into the ground to maintain the earth, lined with heavy duty landscape fabric and filled with triple mix soil!
We planned the design to be all fenced in and protected from local wildlife, so we sunk large posts, created wooden gates and an arbor to grow some grapes thru the centre!
Alternating seeds with tiny seedlings we started, veggies with flowers and herbs we created an eclectic arrangement of natures finest colours.
Growing everything from corn, beets, eggplants, peppers, carrots (heirloom), tomatoes, broccoli and loads of basil and strawberries, etc. What a fun project to get little ones involved in, especially if they have never seen this type of garden growing before!
We all pitched in watering, weeding and picking- what a project! Hard work paid off for terrific results for harvests for years to come!
Now what were we going to do with all these veggies? …. That’s another story!
Let’s just say, everyone got organic homemade pickles for Christmas!
