We have been talking about starting a garden for a couple of years now, and this year, we finally got off our tushes and got it started, with the help of Walmart.
First, we had to build our garden beds. We framed up some wood boards that we had, and got some enriched top soil from our local outdoor store. We bought a bunch of our plants from the farmer’s market and even got a few from Walmart! We knew there would be a lot of work to do, so we also got a few nice gardening tools, and gloves from Walmart as well. Once all the hard work was done, you know, shoveling soil into the garden boxes, we got to sit down and have some fun!
The girls were able to each pick out some fruits and veggies that they really wanted to grow this year. Some of those were watermelon, zucchini, tomatoes, and basil. Mommy and Daddy picked up the peppers, both sweet and hot, a few kinds of tomatoes, cilantro, yellow squash, and broccoli. We even got a hanging strawberry planter, that is taking it’s time growing. I’m pretty sure I’m missing a couple of items, but you get the idea :).
We got an awesome set of Fiskars gardening tools for a great price at Walmart, and these tools really helped us make the process go a lot faster. One of my girls dug the holes while the other put the plant in, and then covered them back up. It worked out well! The most difficult part was figuring out where all of the plants would go!
Starting a garden is not difficult. Keeping it alive.. Well, I’ll leave that up to my kids. I will probably forget to water it here and there… We really can’t wait to see how well everything grows this year. We eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and are really excited about eating produce that we grow ourselves rather than buy from the grocery store!
Walmart had most of what we needed, and if you are looking to start a garden, now is a great time to do it (unless you are still under snow, which is crazy!)
Check it out! You can get a lot for around $25!
To see what we did and how we did it, click on the photos below to enlarge them!
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