In early April we began planting cool weather seeds and transplanting cool weather seedlings. \u00a0We have a 70×130 garden with 16 garden plots about 5ft. wide and 50ft. long. \u00a0Before the gardening season I fenced the garden off with light duty U-posts and 4ft. tall chicken wire to keep our free range chickens out. \u00a0Once our cool weather garden is done producing, I may set our chickens loose in there during the day to eat what remains and fertilize the soil for next year. \u00a0I am not sure if I will be planting a fall garden yet simply due to time restraints with harvesting and canning, about the time the fall garden would have to be planted. \u00a0Considering this is our first year, I am going to take a wait-and-see approach and if we don’t get a fall garden in, that can be a goal for next year.<\/p>\n
Our transplants are doing awesome, and the seeds we planted directly are sprouting and doing great. \u00a0Here is what is growing:<\/p>\n