Garden Planting

After our first trip to the Farmer's Market this year I planted the garden with both of my daughters.  Planting a garden goes much quicker without kids, but with kids it's a great opportunity to teach them about a garden and explain the steps along the way.

For each step we talked about why we were doing the step.  Steps included:

1.  Tilling the garden (during the week before planting).

2.  Digging holes a certain depth.

3.  Carefully taking the plant out of the holder and placing it into the ground.

4.  Counting steps between plants to allow enough room for them to grow. 

5.  Mixing organic fertilizer into the water.

6.  Watering the plants.

7.  Putting a small fence around the garden to keep out pesky rabbits (although not really sure this keeps the rabbits out).

It was a fun afternoon and the greatest joy a parent can have is watching their kids eat and enjoy the garden fresh produce a couple of months from now.