After the reasonable success gardening last year (under the watchful eye and helpful hands of Grandpa Bob & GiGi), we decided to give it a go again this year, so we got a plot at the community garden here in Eagle Heights. Once I finished exams, Scarlet & I reunited and took advantage of our free week before I start work (tomorrow!) to check out our garden-to-be.
Our plot, while beautiful, was a wee bit daunting. Although it's not enormous, it was completely overgrown. *Gulp.* (Scarlet's face in this picture below says it all!) Our first day was originally going to be mere exploratory, but then I found out they had shovels available for everyone to use, so Scarlet and I got to work.
Scarlet took to the garden right away. She romped around, helped me put weeds into a bucket (more or less), analyzed dirt at length, and -- of course -- performed occasional taste-testing on said dirt. Fortunately, she seemed to determine that the dirt wasn't as tasty as it appeared, so the sampling subsided.
We got lots of use out of our Ergo -- and buffs! :)
And Daddy came to visit this weekend and was a willing and enthusiastic helping hand and fellow gardening gangster (in sandals from a packing glitch -- but not to be deterred!).
Success!
Now fingers crossed that these wily Wisconsin seasons don't surprise us with a late frost! Grow garden grow!
