Helping The Potatoes

The potatoes are looking great but we have realized that we planted them the wrong way.  So the Dig Pit Box has been repurposed until we can harvest the potatoes.  Then it will go back to its original place in the yard and our potatoes will be planted in the third compost bin that we don't use.  It will be more than perfect.

 

 I am so upset.  Something is getting into the potatoes and digging like there is no tomorrow.  So I ask Kory if I could borrow his trail camera.  

Imogene is in sooooooo much trouble!  

The only thing I can figure out is that she used the wheelbarrow to jump the fence this time.  All the other times I think she used the compost bin.  Next is an electric fence! JK, but the thought did cross my mind.

Strawberries Are In

 And the milk carton planters are starting to sprout.

Marigolds, and the green, red, and yellow peppers are all coming up.

I love this!

All the beds that you see in these next few pictures covered in straw are strawberry beds.  If I counted right there ate at least 109 strawberry plants.

I'm so happy and so are the yahoos because they love picking the strawberries and I love eating them!

I Love My Little Barn

 

She got cleaned up a little bit.  Pulling weeds and raking sure does make a difference.

An Unexpected Dirt Day

 

The Dirt Crew...Murph, Kory, and Gabe.

I knew those little tools would come in handy.

Everyone that could was slipping dirt t the raised beds.

We even used buckets.

All said and done in 30 minutes!

That's a couple truckloads of dirt.

Can hardly wait to start planting.

We need to get some chips for the walkways to keep down the weeds and the mud.

Plant Hunting With Murph

 

Always a productive trip to Funke's.  Al was there and Murph picked his brain about aloe vera juice as fertilizer.

The to Ellis Farm...notice the treats.  Murph knows I have a major sweet tooth.  He bought all my favorites.

This is a Grant's that we have never visited.  There is one right down the road for us that we always go to.  This place was amazing!

And of course, the Tomato Tree Man.

Our first plant shopping trip.

The Boys Are In Heaven

 

Tell me you have boys, without telling me you have boys.

Yep, pretty much handprints all over everything.

They work for their keep around here let me tell you.

No slackers allowed around here.

I'm ready for anything!

They are still at it.

The first causality of the day.

Thought I might sneak a little break in the hammock...

Nope, not this time Wammy.

We just want to get in there and help.

Today he had the patience of Job.

They wanted to take their shirts off just like Murph.

And they worked their little hearts out!

We don't need shovels to move all this dirt.

Well maybe on second thought we might.

But on second thought.

A job well done.

There will be two more beds in the middle.  Can't waste all that space.

Last Of The Raised Beds

 decided to take down the old door.  I was sad to see it go but everyone else cheered.

 

Murph had no trouble tearing it down.

Or breaking it up.

Ready for tonight.

Ahhh...

I am his assistant.  I get to catch all the cut pieces and throw them in the wheelbarrow.

These are for veggies but we have yet to determine what goes in them.

I'm holding out for one flower bed in this bunch.

We still need to figure out the middle section's layout.

Murph tilled down the middle section and we shoveled the dirt into the boxes.  Still thinking about the center section.