Aahh... the garden

One of the things I look forward to and dread at the same time ever spring, is the planting of a garden.

I look forward to it because I get a great deal of satisfaction out of watching things grow and caring for them, and of course the yields at the harvest in the fall.

The things I dread about planting a garden are the time it takes to plant, getting the rows straight (which I never seem able to do) losing plants (to bugs or disease) and trying to find someone to care for it if I have to go out of town. (which always happens in the summer)

This year I had grand expectations for myself and I was going to get everything in by Mothers day. HA! Well, that didn't happen, due to some unforeseen sprinkler problems. I had no water out to the back of our property by the garden. You can't plant without water so I had to wait. We finally got the water issues resolved and I went shopping! I love shopping for veggies and can sometimes get carried away :) This time however I was very controlled. (perhaps I should take Megan with me every time!)

Yesterday I spent the day out working in the garden. The first few hours I was by myself, but Chet came out and helped me. He dug the furrows so that the water will go where it is suppose to, which is so nice. I can't even tell you how long it took to get everything planted but it is in and I hope things grow well.After the rain we had I am really surprised it didn't wash everything away really but I went out and took some pictures so I can keep track of how things go this year. It may not look like much now, but with lots of TLC and help form Heavenly Father it will be amazing this fall!

I can say that I am looking forward to the harvest and making spaghetti sauce, soup and salsa. Mmmmm I can almost smell the pot simmering now. I love to garden! It is a lot of work but the rewards are so great in the end.

P. S. Planted tomatoes, potatoes, peppers (4 kinds) banana squash, butternut squash, speghetti squash, zucchini and yellow squash, beans, cucumbers, corn, cantelope & honeydew melons and pumpkins! If I can find a couple of other things I may plant them as well.