Raised Veggie Beds

We have officially started our vegetable garden, YAY! Now what?!?

I have been saying I need to do a veggie garden for awhile now, and this year I have finally put actions to my words, and we are going to try raised garden beds. Now just to find out if it will work, I don't have the "greenest thumb" =]

We are starting out with seeds and have purchased two little "greenhouses" to grow them in, who knows how well that'll work...

So far our puchases and totals have been:

3- 2" x 12" x 6 ft cedar boards            $22.47
Beefsteak Tomato seeds                     $  1.79
Cucumber seeds                                 $  2.49
Green Onions seeds                            $  1.79
Carrot seeds                                       $  1.79
Zucchini seeds                                    $  1.79
Cantalope (planting later)                     $  1.29
Allsweet Watermelon (plant later)         $  2.49
Strawberry bulb (planting later)            $  2.99

....I don't know why I grabbed these, but the ones that are higher priced are "Organic" seeds. I didn't really have a preference, but felt like gettin those two organic, who knows I'm just crazy....

Starter seed mix                                  $  9.99  (could have looked for cheaper alt.)

So we have started with these, and eventually I will add the prices for the dirt/mulch I will be buying to add in the box, but I haven't thought that far ahead yet =]

Our total so far is $ 48.88,

hmmm this seems like it is gettin a little spendy, thank goodness I already have all my gardening tools, I only need a little shovel right???


Here's the girls an I gettin started, Peyton sure is excited!

And our now ready to water and grow seeds

So far this is what I have learned on how to be the best I can be! (at growin seeds that is, we see if I'm right and anything grows):
-make sure to water soil with lukewarm water
-never let soil dry out
-try to keep soil @ 70*
-make sure to allow for max. sunlight, when seeds sprout
-remove dome covers once 1-2" tall

I'm sure there are many more tips/areas to cover, but my wee little brain can only handle so much!

I have a label maker now, and have labeled them all...yeah I "try" to be organized.


More pics to come of our attempt to build the raised bed, wish us luck!