Cold Crops

Today I planted the cold crops - ones that can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked but before last frost. That meant getting out the tiller, preparing the soil (sidenote: Madelyn surprised me with this word today. She says she learned it on "Sid the Science Kid". Love that show.), mark the rows, plant the seeds (carrots, onions, spinach, pea, and broccoli), and then water. It was a couple hours worth of work but I loved every minute of it! I love gardening... I can't wait until mid-May when I can get everything in the ground!

I did get the strawberry plants planted earlier this week (not pictured). They seem so tiny now but from what I hear, next year and every year after I will be fighting to keep them contained! All I know is that I am looking forward to home-grown strawberries!