Number 10 on our 101 List is the start a garden. Although we have a small yard, we are going to attempt to create a 30 square foot box/bed to plant some fruits, veggies and herbs. Although totally clueless about everything green and gardeny, we opted for the Burpee Starter Kit. With a name like Burpee- it must be fun!
Then the fun part- picking out oodles of seeds. Our friendly home depot salesman told us we had enough seeds to plant an acre! I’m over-compensating for all the plants I’m predicting that I will kill.
The kit comes with this container and 72 soil cubes that just need water to grow. I set up our mini-greenhouse in our bathroom because it gets a ton of sunlight every day. Plus we never use the whirlpool tub anyway 
It was pretty fun to watch the cubes morph into dirt and play like a little kid in the dirt while I stuck a few seeds in each whole.
You are looking at 3 rows of tomatoes (each a different variety) and rows of onions, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, squash, pumpkin, cilantro and basil. We might need to build a bigger box!
I planted everything Saturday afternoon, and I’m checking it everyday to see when the first sprouts start to show up. I realize we started a bit late for the early-Spring in Texas, but oh well!
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: T-48 hours until the big test! GAAACK!!!
