The Prophet said to Plant a Garden

I came across this primary song and I couldn't agree with it more. "The prophet said to plant a garden, so that’s what we’ll do.For God has given rich brown soil, the rain and sunshine too.And if we plant the seeds just right and tend them carefully,Before we know, good things will grow to feed our family"

Craig and I have been so blessed to have a bountiful garden. I have posted some pictures of what the area looked like when we first saw the house and how it has transformed through the past three years. I want to thank our parents for helping us start and transform the garden. A lot of hard work has gone into this garden and we are very blessed.

Fall of 2007 when we move into the house:Our first garden boxes in Summer 2008:

Spring of 2009:

Then we added two more boxes for Summer of 2009 but I can't seem to find any pictures of that.

NOW FOR THE NEW AND VERY IMPROVED GARDEN AREA!!!!!!!!!!! I really have to thank Craig and His dad for working so hard on getting this area to what it is now. As well as I mentioned previously to my parents and siblings for helping us get the garden started:

This was the beginning of the summer. I planted a little late due to having Kailin and cold weather. This is looking from the fence toward our back yard.

We have corn....
Grapes....

Peppers and zucchini....
I love this flower on the zucchini...
Cucumbers and beans....
Strawberries and Carrots...

View of the Garden looking back towards the fence

Tomatoes....I'm not exactly sure some type of gourd..same here I think it is butternut squash...and Craigs favorite pumpkins.....

So far we have had quite a bit of produce off of the plants. I ripe tomato and a lot of cucumbers and beans. I have canned pickles and will be doing more today. Here are some pics of those:

It started with these:

Added in some dill, garlic and grape leafGetting the jars ready to add some brine:End product:

2nd picking I have done, I guess I will be doing some more pickling and beans today :)