Digging around in the ground

So it looks like we're going to give the whole garden thing a whirl this year. Since soil in Texas is kinda lousy (hooray for clay!) we decided to try a raised bed. We got the bed in place yesterday, and today Nate helped me fill it with dirt. Here's Nate helping get the new topsoil out of the bag.


Here he is when we've got some most of the soil unloaded.


Finally, here he is watering the dirt.


His eyes were closed a surprisingly high percentage of the time I tried to take pictures. After talking with the folks at the nursery (the garden variety) we're going to hold off on most vegetables until we're less likely to get another frost. Yes, it's going to hit the 80's this week. No, that doesn't mean we're out of the woods. So far we've got some spring onions, parsley, fennel, dill, and not enough dirt and not enough room. More updates to come, later.