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Planning and Planting My Garden

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Oh, boy!  It’s time to start planning our garden already.  I’m not sure if I’m ready for that yet or not.  It’s so much work, but I love having shelves full of canned goods and a freezer full of frozen veggies to eat throughout the year.  And with how much my boys eat, it definitely helps cut the grocery bill down!
My sister-in-law, Nancy, came over last week and we started our gardens.  We planted Better Boy tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, broccoli, onions, bell peppers, basil, and cucumbers.  We used little peat pots and some potting mix soil. 

HD was a little help, but he and AJ were more interested in playing with their farm toys that are out in the shed instead.

We put the plastic covers on them after we gave them a little water.

I ended up getting a grow light to help then along.

The broccoli was the first to pop up.  HD just thought it was so cool seeing the little plants.

The onions, tomatoes and flowers are all poking through too.  Won’t be long before these little plants will be ready to be transferred to the garden!

Then I look at my garden and it’s a long ways away from being able to put those little plants in the ground!

This is what I’m planning on planting this year:
Better Boy tomatoes
Roma tomatoes
Bell peppers (assorted colors)
Jalapeño peppers
Cucumbers
Yellow onions
Carrots (two types)
Edamame
Green beans (two types of pole beans)
Basil (lots!)
Rosemary
Dill
Cilantro
Parsley
Pumpkins
Watermelon
Zucchini
Yellow squash
Strawberries (they are already planted)

What are you planning on planting this year?  Are you starting already?  

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  2. I’m glad your garden looks about as good as mine does! 🙂 It will be beautiful in a few weeks! 🙂 …. Impressed that you start all your plants from scratch. I’m trying that this year, but we’ll see how it goes. Can’t wait to see if when it’s all done!!

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