So,

the first time we had a garden of any type during our 16 years of marriage was 2 years ago when we moved to Utah and had space enough to grow something substantial.

Ralf built two 4′x4′ garden boxes and we did a little Square Foot gardening.

It was deemed a success although not everything came up and we forgot to water every now and then.

Still, we enjoyed some tomatoes, a little lettuce, some swiss chard and green onions.

The second time we tried our hand at gardening is this summer.

It started out as a few garden boxes.

But it has turned into… MUCH more!

When in Idaho, do as the Idahoans?

Remember when I posted about the boxes Ralf built a few months ago?

Well, here they are now…

And in addition,  Ralf decided we needed out own corn field…(eat your heart out Frank!)

And potato, squash, watermelon, cantaloupe, pepper, and sunflower patch…

And a fence to boot…

Can you guess what we’ve been spending time doing this summer, besides taking road trips?

Now I need to figure out what I’m going to do with all this produce. . .

Enjoy your 4th of July!

We’re off again.

More pictures to come!