After working and working and working this weekend from sun up to sun down on sandblasting and paint sun structures, Boxes in Fields spent this week getting back to the basics of nature.  Gardening.

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Look at this little gardener working so hard to plant squash seeds on Monday. Three mounds of yella squash with five seeds pushed in two finger digits deep.  Precise depth measuring to ensure seeds are not washed away when watering.

Thursday evening we went to the local box store to pick up some heat set hybrid tomatoes.  Never have heard of these plants but apparently there were created for areas that have high temperatures. Being this garden is an experiment, this is just another element of the experience.  The soil is very sandy and may not have any nutrients to support a garden.  Salt is a mineral, not a nutrient and good grief do we have plenty of that!

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When planting the tomatoes it was observed the squash plants were already trying to push through the top layer. Even the delicate snap peas were trying to break ground.  Mmmm, snap peas.

In a 10’x20′ space, the Kid planted three mounds of cucumbers, two rows of okra, two rows of green beans, one row of snap peas, three heat tolerant tomatoes, one red bell pepper, and three mounds of squash.  The Planner hopes for the tomatoes, the Kid for the snap peas, and me….  Well, I am rooting for okra, of course.  It has been told from generation to generation by one farmer to the next that okra would grow on the moon if planted.  Rooting for okra starts now.