The inspiration for this series on organic gardening, and gardening in general, came from my wonderful papa and his green thumb. My dad grew up in a family with 6 children. My grandparents were all about being frugal, fixing things (lots of DIY projects), and finding great deals at garage sales. All of their children learned, at a young age, how to basically do everything...from fixing tires to cooking and baking to gardening. If they didn't know how to do something on their own, they went to the library and got a book on the topic, then proceeded to teach themselves.
Last Friday my dad invited me up to the house to help out with his garden. He knew I had been wanting to get involved in the planting process in the hopes that one day I would be able to have my own garden. I love fresh fruit and veggies! If we owned our house, or knew we were living here longer,
Anyways, I digress! I headed out to Del Mar to help out with the beginnings of an organic garden! My dad had already done the rotor tilling and laying down the manure/mulch (same thing? I'll find out!).
Post rotor-tilling-mulch-laying:
So the next step? Planning out rows for the different fruits and veggies. Luckily, my dad had done a garden in the same spot last year, so his spacing/watering techniques were already in place for this year's crop.
Dad marked each row with a little stake on each end and then attached a string to each stick.
In total there were 7 rows. Three smaller rows in the back were designated for corn, because it grows taller and closer together than some of the other plants. Once the rows were completed, we shoveled dirt into mounds underneath each string (and I stopped taking photos to help papa with the actual hard labor gardening :)
Next week I will feature some of the fruits and veggies that will be growing in the Bockman garden, along with more photos of the initial stages of planting! Looking forward to gleaning lots of information from my dad, and sharing with you along the way!
Hope you have a great weekend!!! (spice up your life! hehe)
Enjoy some farm fresh flowers...these are zinnias from Trader Joe's...LOVE THEM!!!
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Oh, I love the excitement of a new garden. My hubby had me plant ours at the end of March. I thought for sure we would get one more frost and it would kill it. It is still growing like crazy though and I am glad I was wrong. I'm glad you're dad can teach you all he knows so you can plant a garden of your own one day. Thanks for sharing!
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Yeah! I'm pretty excited to see how it turns out this year, since he was a little late in starting. He usually has a great turn out of veggies and fruits. I just got a small set of 6 pots that I am going to use in the kitchen for herbs and flowers. I will post on that soon!
ReplyDeletelove Trader Joe's!