Garden Catstrophy

We finally got around to transporting 

our plant starts into our garden.  The starts were all looking really good while they were in the starter container, then we moved them....  Have you ever attempted to garden with a ONE-year-old?  Well, they lets just say that they like to help, A LOT; and that they are SUPER CURIOUS; to the point that the plants don't survive.

Owen was so fascinated by these green stringy thing that I was putting in the dirt, that he just had to get a better look at them.  I soon as I would plant them, he would pull them up, and start pulling their leaves off.  And the few that I managed to keep him from uprooting when they were first planted, he has since plucked.  Ohhh Goodness.  What will I do with this boy?

Here is what my starts looked like before we planted them:

This is what the garden's looked like right after we planted.  You have to look close, but you can actually see sprouts in the boxes.

A few short days later, here is what the gardens look like after Owen got to them:

 

So what started out as my great dream to have a garden this year, has been temporarily been delayed.  I think that I am just going to have to try and plant seed directly in the dirt, and see if they grow.  Maybe the Boy wont pull them up if they gradually appear.

At least my tomato and herbs have survived so far:

The Wooden Shoe Festival

One of my favorite things about living in

 the Northwest is all of the Gardens.  Last Friday, Owen and I went with a couple of friends to my favorite garden yet... The Wood Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn OR.  It was amazing!  Sadly, Tom had to work at the clinic, and could not go.

I could not believe how many 

different colors of tulips there were, or how many acres of flowers there were.  The flowers seemed to stretch on for miles.  GORGEOUS!!!!!

It was a lot of fun too. 

 They had a

 lot more than the never ending expanse of Tulips and Daisies.  It was like a festival, with carnival rides, crafty boutiques, yummy food, and great activities for kids. 

The weather was perfect, and flowers were beautiful.  The kids had a great time climbing on the hey stacks, swing on tire horses, and having rubber ducky races.  And I loved the flowers.

Duck Races

The Cutest Tulips EVER!!!

"Sow" Excited

Yesterday, for Family Home Evening we made a garden out of storage containers and some hanging planters.  We plan on growing veggies in the bins, and plant tomatoes upside-down in the planters.  I know it sounds like a crazy thing to do, but it is actually really cool.  

Each bin is it's own self-contained garden, with a water 

reservoir and shield to prevent weeds from growing, and supposedly tomatoes grow really well up side down.  We will see how well it all works.  You can find the instructions to make a container garden here, and an upside down tomato planter here.  

Because it is still cold outside, we did not fill any of 

our gardens up with dirt.  Instead of planting directly in dirt, we sowed some seeds in a Garden Seed Greenhouse, which supposedly helps seeds grow better.  I can't wait to see if it works.

I love having fresh herbs and veggies.  It is a definite Summer Highlight for me.  I can hardly wait for these little seeds to grow into yummy food!