I can't even tell you what a good feeling it is to have a garden! We put in a 8'X20' plot and have lots of tomatoes and various kinds of peppers. We have a cucumber plant and squash and zucchini and carrots and even a watermelon plant. Oh, and of course basil.
We love going out and picking the vegetables and checking to see if there are any ripe ones. Nash loves the yellow cherry tomatoes and will often go pick some and eat them for a snack while we are outside playing. Ava has seen us pick basil and pull weeds, so she will go over to the garden and start picking every leaf she can reach. My kids are awesome! I probably go check out my garden every single day. I love it! It is so cool to watch something grow that you planted.
I just love being able to go out and pick fresh basil to season my dinner with or a nice juicy tomato and cucumber for salad toppers. I love making zucchini soup and bread and cake, and grilled squash. I feel so domestic--I've canned some peppers and pickles and hot pepper jelly and three batches of salsa.
Yay for gardens!
