Preparing for our Summer Garden :)

Despite it being bitterly chilly, in Maryland, we decided to start laying down the groundwork for our summer garden (now, 3 times its original size, compared to our first attempt, a few years ago).

The first step, was to assemble our little helpers; you can meet some of the usual suspects, below:

My wife, @dianarpo, is the one who is in charge of the conceptual stuff—what goes where—and here’s a list she made of what we’re planting this year:

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Over the years, our biggest hits have been the tomatoes (which make for excellent tomato sauce and salads) as well as our herb garden—we make our own pesto sauce—so, we thought to start creating space for those:

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Also, mounds for zucchini, one of my faves:

As well as space for carrots & beets:

And, to ensure that the little people did not lose interest (especially, the ever-restless boys) we took some time out to collect a few earthworms, to feed the peacock and peahen (I think kids just liked handling the slimy things).

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Here’s what our garden looks like, at end of day’s work:

Thank you, for joining us & may you eat & be well 🙏🏼