Edible Gardening

There’s a wildly growing trend of people starting their own vegetable gardens right now. After reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle I must say that I myself was sold on the adventure!

We started planting from seeds about eight weeks ago, which means it’s time to start moving these little guys out to the great outdoors. So far we have broccoli, asparagus, hot peppers, sweet peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, spinach and various lettuces growing in the house. Still to come will be brussel sprouts, snap peas, cucumbers, soy beans and potentially more!

In order to give our new veggies the best sun in the back yard, Gary and I moved the shed about 30 feet to the back of our yard. Here are the three 4×8′ raised beds that we built this weekend!

While we’re at it… Gary and I were also down in Barrington, RI this weekend to help out with the renovations to the home Gary grew up in before moving to Vermont at age 11. We snatched up (with heavy shoveling) a ton of hostas from the yard and replanted them in ours.

Here’s a look at the stone wall and landscaping Gary has endeavored on to the left of our driveway:

What have you been up to in your own yard? Want to start a veggie garden of your own but have no idea where to start? First, there is an endless amount of information for free on the Internet or for a quick $12 bucks at Amazon. But for a quick fix in Eastern MA try Jennifer at The Edible Yard. Better hurry!