Garden Planting

One of my 30 Before 30 goals was to plant a garden. Unfortunately, we do not have enough sun in either of our yards to properly nourish tomatoes and cucumbers, which is what I wanted to grow.  So my mother-in-law graciously donated a portion of the raised garden my brother-in-law built for her for our use!

Now, to be clear, I know nothing, NOTHING, about plants.  All I know is that we eat a TON of Greek salad (nothing but tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta!) and it sure would be nice (and cheap!) to eat it fresh!

My mother-in-law bought the plants from a greenhouse.  We have five tomato plants, each of which need to be planted 26 inches apart.

Then you just dig a little hole with the mini-shovel.

Pull the plant out of the pot and break up the roots a little bit:

Then put it in the ground, fill the dirt in around it, and you have a planted tomato plant.

The cucumbers were a little trickier because they came from seeds.  The instructions said to create a mound and then place 4-8 seeds in about an inch deep and a few inches apart.

And then cover with dirt and water.  There wasn't anything in the instructions about sending your four-year-old over to dig it all up, but we had that added advantage.  I think I got everything back in the ground.  I guess we will see in 60 or so days!

I will keep you posted ;)