Starting a blog

I've had this blog space for almost a year and I'm finally getting around to starting my first real blog. I don't know that my life is exciting enough to write about, but what the heck!

I've decided to write about my very first vegetable garden. I grew up enjoying raspberries on my cereal all winter thanks to my grandpa's expansive garden in Portland. He grew everything you can imagine and I loved to eat it before it even made it inside. Eventually, my grandpa started planting my own pea patch because I ate so many off the vine that he didn't have any crop left.

The only things to eat that I've attempted to grow in the past are cherry tomatoes. I've been pretty successful, but may be pressing my luck with my new project.

Last weekend I built three 8x4 foot planter beds. I used 8" cedar boards for the project. I filled the beds with a mix of equal parts course vermiculite, peat moss, and compost (several different types). I plan to use the Square Foot Gardening method but haven't laid the grid yet in the beds due to crappy Seattle weather.

Today I planted my first seeds indoors. Yes, I am pretty late, but I concluded late that I was

completely capable of building the boxes by myself. I purchased indoor seed start boxes online so I followed the instructions and have now planted bunching onion, red onion, cantaloupe, seedless mini watermelon, orange mini watermelon, sweet peppers, 3 types of tomato, butternut squash, and celery.

As soon as the weather improves long enough for me to get outside and lay the grid, I will plant a ton of stuff that requires a direct sow. I'm looking forward to experimenting and figuring out what I can grow. I can't wait to eat my first home grown salad!