Square Foot Gardening

This year we stepped out of the box and tried something new to us...Square Foot Gardening.   The boys helped build the boxes for me on Mother's Day.  We only did two boxes as a trial run this year.

We planted our garden late, so we are just now seeing things grow, but it is exciting. 

One bed alone was devoted to my favorite food...strawberries. 

 

We also have tomato, jalapenos, cucumber, squash, and watermelon planted. 

Michael noticed a rabbit nibbling away one day, so we ended up putting a fence around each box to keep the critters out.

 

What I love about SFG is there is NO weeds!  It is all organic!  I can reach each square easily.  It takes up little space.  It holds water very well due to the 5-6 different ingredients that make up the soil.  It is smaller, but I can grow just as much as I did in my big garden.  After reading the book...it just makes sense.

What's in your garden this year?



Hello Florida!

Hello Lousiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, just passing through.

Hello 2 AM!  We love to start our 15 hour road trip out with you.

 Hello beach....We made it!  Hello taking in God's beautiful, magnificent sight.

 

Hello condo with a fantastic view and lots of sunlight!

Hello Anglers, Dewey's, Fudpuckers, and Mcquires Irish pub...(Hello favorite: Date night at Mcquire's Irish Pub with the best steak ever and a million dollar atmosphere my boys will love!)

Hello great food!

(Anglers)

Hello sand, sun, shade, and chillaxin'...we welcome you!

Hello waves sneaking up on you.

 

Hello swimming pool and grilling out too.

Hello cousins, three condos down, who come to swim.

 HELLO FLORIDA! 

We miss you...
We will be back again!

BACK!

I've been pondering...coming back into blogging. 

 Then remembering why I started. 

 I want to look back on 2011 with all the great memories we are making.  I want our boys to open one of the yearly blog books and look back with fond memories.  (Ummm, still working on my first one...sigh)  It has been a nice break away, but I'm ready to DIVE back in. 

 

So, with that being said....

I'm happy to be back!

Oh, and the cherry on top? 
YOU!