the beginnings of our veggie garden....

I mentioned last Thursday on

hubby's birthday that we were

building raised veggie gardens this year.

Happy Birthday to us both!

So, I thought I would share with you

 how they are coming along...

I wish I had gotten a picture of the soil

and railroad ties before they

were placed and filled.

I was at work when they were delivered,

and this is where hubby had gotten with

it all when I got home.

Pretty amazing considering

that the ties weighed 250lbs. each

and the soil was a mini mountain.

I helped finish them off,

but all the credit goes to hubby for these.

I am so excited about them.

Who's birthday was it again?

Here is what we did on Sunday....

Everything is planted, labeled, watered

and ready for the growth to begin.

We are taking major precautions this year

to keep the animals out.

{ours and wild}

Last year, we grew great and glorious veggies,
just to have them all eaten by 

the little woodland creatures in our yard

 and our dogs.

So, we have planted marigolds around the perimeter,

put up metal fencing, and my hair dresser

is saving some hair for us to sprinkle around.

Hopefully, that will all be enough.

I love how I can see the rows

where we planted the seeds.

They were a lot of work,

but now that they are here

we will always have them,

and next year it will not be nearly

as much labor.

Now, we just need for everything to sprout!

Grow baby, grow!