are we having FUN yet? – the planting of the garden

The day finally arrived to plant the garden. We enlarged our box by 50% this year. I’d almost take one twice as big but that will have to wait until we have a larger yard. And ask me in August if I want a larger garden. We planted lots in our 4’x14′ box. Tomatoes, Corn (1st year… we’ll see if we have enough for it to pollinate and grow), cucumbers (1st year), zucchini, purple and petite-n-sweet carrots, beans, and peas (the kids really, really wanted peas!). It’s amazing how chaotic planting the garden can be with 4 tots. The 9-year-old was upset that I took her shoes away and had a sour attitude about everything today. The 7 year old was trying to be in charge of the littles. The 4 year old just couldn’t wait to plant the purple carrots… 10 minutes is an eternity. The 2 year old was bean-plantin’ happy. We might have lots of random bean plants in the garden. But – it’s planted. Hopefully it’s onward and upward from here.