Four Part Harmony

The weather was great this weekend. We didn’t really have any major plans when we woke up Saturday morning, so we went outside to take a look at the garden. We thought we’d make some plans, maybe sketch a few things out for the summer, nothing too serious. Pretty quickly though, we had the shovels and the seed out and ended up planting a pretty nice looking spring garden. Here’s Nicki digging the first few shovelfuls of dirt for the plot.

We dug together for a while, then Nicki and Anna started getting the seeds together and I kept on digging. The soil was really nice and soft from recent light rains. We had planted a cover crop of clover last fall, so we just turned that right into the soil. We didn’t even have to weed much. It was pretty fast, enjoyable work on a clear cool morning.

Anna had fun with the planting, and got the hang of it pretty quickly. We’d make a row and dig a shallow trench, and let her take the tiny seeds and sprinkle them into place. At first she was just sort of scattering them, but pretty quickly she caught on and was carefully placing them in the row, all the while saying “This is so much fun!”

And here’s Anna standing in front of the garden after a morning of planting. We planted collard greens, kale, swiss chard, bok choy, spinach, carrots, onions, kohlrabi, and snow and snap peas. We’re also planning on starting some seedlings in the basement for summer veggies. It’ll be fun to watch the garden grow with her this year.