Inklings

We planted our garden April 2 and pretty much did exactly what we did last year. Our tweaks were: planting half as many tomatoes, in that space gained planting the cucumbers so they don't choke the other plants. Also we planted more peppers this year; Andrew wanted some jalapeno and banana peppers.  You may have never planted a garden or don't care about growing things, but honestly it's serious fun.  We already have little seedlings and planted seeds so there's noticeable growth. Here's a few pics of my excitement.

Here are some pros to planting a garden:

It can be small or big depending on your needs

It reduces your grocery budget

It's a good workout when you are planting and hoeing

It gets you in the great outdoors

You don't have to eat chemicals if you don't want to

It makes a lot of Biblical parable mean more

It's stinking fun to watch things grow!

 We plant strip gardens so that it makes "harvesting" easier.

 Our variety of peppers.

 Green beans popping up!

 Just in case you wondered what a green bean

looks like up close and personal.

 My index finger for sizing purposes.

 Squash and Zucchini look pretty much identical so here's the squash.

 Cucumbers look similar because they are the same family.

 But they start off tiny!

 One of our Roma tomatoes; we planted two varieties this year

Roma and Beef Masters

Our first tomato bloom!

Yay for all our little inklings!