The Little Red Hen

No, I am not blogging about a craft store somewhere in Idaho, but about my garden.

Do you remember in the story of the Little Red Hen when she asks, "Who will help me plant the wheat?"? 

And the answer she got? "Not I" said the dog and all that? 

Well that is pretty much the answer I got from Jack when I told him about my plan to have a garden. So I told him that just like the Little Red Hen, I wouldn't be sharing any of my bounteous harvest with him!

Of course he came down to the garden a few times and felt guilty watching me labor away so he has helped me a couple of times. 

So he can have all of the onions.

(I don't like onions.)

 Here is what it looked like to start with...Rough! Every time I saw it I felt a little discouraged.

Then with the help of our friends the Forrests, 

I put up a fence. 

And dug holes, made rows, worked mulch and peat moss into the soil and finally planted some plants. Along the way I was sweating like a pack mule!

Here is what it looked like a few weeks ago. Not too bad.

And HERE is the bounteous harvest! Well at least it's a start!