Gardening is a Family Affair

My parents raised 6 children in the country.  We raised just about everything we ate.  My parents planted the garden, but the children picked the beans and such.  I have had a vegetable garden now for about 15 years with varying degrees of success and I've managed to involve the grandchildren. In an effort to cut down on weeding, last year my husband built raised beds. A co-worker of Don's raised a fantastic garden last year and he used cotton seed compost from the Gilliam Cotton Gin. So a couple of months ago we went there and for $25 got a truck load.  

At the end of February we planted potatoes, onions and spinach.  Last weekend we planted 12 tomato plants.  Almost all were a different type.  I'll list them later as they begin to produce.  Usually Celebrity produces best here, but they don't taste the best. Planted 4 bell pepper plants, but a chicken ate one of them, 3 eggplants, and sowed some Royal Burgundy Bush Beans.  We also planted 2 crooked neck squash plants and sowed a few butternut squash seeds.

A couple of chickens helped mix up the soil.

Connor and Kennedy have always worked well with us.

Working in the garden has never been Chase's thing.