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If spring came yesterday it really wouldn’t be too soon. I’m so ready to be outside, smell the plants blooming, take Kyla to the beach for walks and leave the house without worrying if I should have brought a coat or not.

I’ve spent two years getting my house put together in a way that pleases me and now it’s time to start on my barren patch of dirt otherwise known as a yard. I’m planning a vegetable garden for this summer which will be in a raised bed as well as some containers, but I am also working on getting some landscaping done. First step is to get the soil tested and put some healthy stuff on it, so I’m working on that. We’re also going to build a patio out back.

So last night Amanda and I got a jump on planting. We could have done this a few weeks ago really, since our last frost date is usually around the second week in April, but here we are. We got so many things started: tomatoes, peppers, a few flowers, lots of lettuces and herbs in container pots. I used some toilet paper rolls for planting the stuff that is going outside in a few weeks, bigger plastic pots we saved for tomatoes and peppers and summer stuff. Max even planted a few watermelons.

Amanda has this super cool greenhouse on wheels on her front porch. Such a cool idea!

Here’s my little grow op at home. I screwed two grow lights on the underside of one of my bookshelf shelves, and since it’s adjustable I can move it up as the seedlings grow.

I’m counting on you guys! Sprout! Sprout!

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