I’m excited we have the space to plant a proper garden this year. I’ve been itching to get started but an unusually wet spring delayed our ground breaking. Finally last week we were able to get started. My husband spent four days digging, tilling, fencing and planting our garden. We now have eleven 4 x 8 beds that we’ve fenced in to keep out the deer. (Those of you with deer know that they are cute but that they can devastate a garden in one sitting.) We plan to install a drip irrigation system to conserve water and minimize weeds. And for pest control I’m exploring different organic options. The soil that we planted in looks very good so we only fortified it with organic compost.
Since this is our first real go at planting a large garden, we’ve decided to keep it simple and plant things that are fairly easy to grow. We’ve planted tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, green beans, okra, green onions, corn, carrots, beets, radishes, lettuce and a variety of herbs. We’re also experimenting with potatoes, watermelon and cantaloupe. We planted from a combination of seeds and seedlings, we’re interested to see how successful we’ll be with each.
If everything produces we should have a bounty of fresh veggies in a couple months! We’re both excited about the garden but for different reasons. My husband loves the taste of garden fresh vegetables…there’s nothing better than a freshly picked tomato straight from the garden! I love them too, but I am even more interested in putting healthy, organic fruit and vegetables on my table.
I’m also VERY interested to see how much money we’ll be saving by growing a garden. So far we’ve invested $77.68 in seeds and seedlings. Once we start harvesting our bounty I’ll be tracking the value of those veggies (local organic prices) against our initial investment to see our financial return on growing our own produce. I’ll be posting my updates here along with my foray into organic pest control, specifically what’s working and what isn’t.
For all of us growing gardens this year, here’s to a great growing season and a bountiful harvest!
Hi, I’m Cathy! I’m a former career-driven professional turned stay-at-home mom. Living on one salary has its challenges, but it is possible to live the good life while spending less. Cool to be Frugal is all about how we’re thriving, not just surviving, on a single income.
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
It is a really helpful information about organic foods. I live in a village which is a small and and isolated place.
We are 120 km far from the nearest city and as a result we produce our own food. While doing that we use extreme caution
of our food to be organic so every information about organic is very important for me, thanks to the authors here.I also
found another useful guide for organic food and also so many other things about agriculturing, i recommend this
site to everyone who wants to learn useful informations.
http://agricultureguide.org/
If you are successful with most of them the financial return will likely be huge…. Good luck (looking forward to pic).
i would have to say that organic gardening is a good way to spend your time and also it can keep you healthy.”,*
Healthy eating has really been good for my family. It’s very satisfying to grow and then prepare your own food.
{ 5 trackbacks }