The Pea Patch

After last years attempts with gardening, I am even more eager to get planting this year. Unfortunately, I think we learned that we just don't get adequate sun to really have a full veggie garden. I researched neighborhood pea patches and love the idea. The problem is the closest one is 20 minutes away. At first I was ready to take on the challenge, thinking how great it would be for the girls to garden next to others from the community and see the variety of items growing. But then I realized that each individual grower needs to do their own watering and the reality of driving there everyday won the battle.

A few weeks later I was talking to a new friend I have made in the neighborhood. She was mentioning how she has always wanted to start a garden and I was commenting how I wish we had the right space for one. A few days later she emailed and asked if I would be her "Garden Buddy". I provide some man-power and my limited gardening knowledge and she would share their space. Which is the most perfect garden spot imaginable - FULL sun and backed up to their hangar for great protection. So this weekend we got to work and built 2 raised beds (well, Tom built them but we did help). Then the ladies went to the nursery for plant shopping. HEAVEN!! It has been awhile since I have had a friend who would enjoy walking through the aisles of a nursery commenting on all the amazing plants (miss you Katy!!).

Yesterday, the girls and I went over and got the tomatoes, peppers, zucchini and cucumbers planted. We still need to get all of the seeds started, hopefully this week.

I wasn't able to get a good photo of the little bunny who was watching us the entire time I was planting. Wondering if anything even survived until this morning or if he went and found his friends and they all came back for a feast.