Family Time, Part 5

Hello again, today’s topic is gardening. I know, what a strange topic to be writing about in February in Minnesota, but gardening is one of my favorite things. Andrew and I enjoy different parts of our gardening adventures. If you’ve read our blog, you know that Andrew built me raised garden beds last spring. Andrew also takes care of the soil—cultivating, adding new soil, setting up the soaker hoses and doing some of the weeding. We plan out the layout of the gardens together, after I’ve mostly picked out what I want to grow. We enjoy picking the vegetables, enjoying the flowers, and taking care of the gardens together. I love picking out the plants and seeds we are going to grow, thinking about what we might cook with, and trying new things. We’ve already started working on our list of what to grow this year and the first plant is in the ground! In the fall we planted a hardneck garlic variety. We’ll also grow loads of tomatoes, some zucchini, cucumbers, basil, onions, radishes, herbs, jalapeño, flowers, and we are going to try tomatillos. Watching the plants grow from seeds or seedlings to huge, healthy, and happy plants is so satisfying. Plus, we get enough to share with our neighbor and families!

What do you guys grow?

~Natalie