Square Foot Gardening

Laura took a one night course on Square Foot Gardening at Sault College a little while back. This weekend we put our garden together. Here it is in our backyard. It doesn't look like much now but hopefully it'll be teeming with life, (or more specifically vegetables) later on. Laura planted corn, beans, cucumber, tomato, carrots, lettuce and spinich. We built the box out of wood left over from the fence I built last summer. It's eight feet by three feet.

We've also started a compost. (behind the shed)

Keeping in the vein of gardening, I bought Laura an AeroGarden for her birthday. Here it is in operation. She's planted Red Basil, Dill, Parsley, Basil, Chives, Thyme, and Mint. You can also see our tomatoes started.

We made sure to buy Heirloom Seeds so that we can seed save and have some for next season. We found this place on the net.

I also plan on learning how to can/preserve and found this thing that pickles in 4-5 days instead of the regular wait time: The Picklemeister (scroll down)


Any experienced gardeners out there have tips for first timers? (well, a first timer...Laura already has gardening experience)


p.s. The Red Wings are seriously dominating the Pens. Two shutouts. In a row. In the Stanley Cup Finals.