Over Memorial Day weekend I got an itch to start cleaning up our backyard garden area. It had been sorely neglected by the owners before us, and in the four summers we have lived in our home, I couldn't find the motivation needed to really do much other than a bit of weeding here and there. I wish I had a before picture because it was out of control with thick, thick weeds almost as tall as me at times. I started weeding on a Friday thinking that I would spend a few hours outside, but ended up spending closer to 20 hours weeding over the weekend. We followed it up the next week with a huge delivery of mulch. It ended up being a family affair with the kids sort of helping, but mostly playing, and Gilby bringing loads and loads of mulch from front to back while I put down a layer of newspaper to act as a weed barrier. Although weeds are still finding ways to pop through, it is much more manageable to spend an hour or so at a time cleaning it up. I am so happy with the result!
This spring Gilby also made each kiddo their own garden box. They each planted a pumpkin, a watermelon or cantaloupe, and some sunflowers. It's been fun to watch the growth over the summer! We also planted veggies in our garden boxes, and are pleased to see that things are actually growing this summer. We love gardening in theory, but learning what works and how to produce results has been another story!
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