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So... We Did a Thing

Our first garden, a lot of Alabama clay, and a whole lot of hope.

🌱 First garden planted
🚜 One week of digging and prep work
🌽 Corn, tomatoes, jalapeños, radishes, cucumbers, and squash
🐿️ Waiting on sprouts... and watching for squirrels

For a while now, I’ve been talking about starting a garden—probably longer than I care to admit. I had this grand vision of growing our own food, living off the land, and maybe even wearing a straw hat like I know what I’m doing.

After a solid week of clearing space, breaking up stubborn Alabama clay, and realizing just how many muscles I forgot I had, we finally did it—we planted our very first garden.

“After a week of digging Alabama clay, we finally planted our first garden.”

What We Planted

It’s small, but mighty—and I say that with hope in my heart. Right now we've got:

🌽 Corn
🍅 Tomatoes
🌶️ Jalapeños
🥗 Radishes
🥒 Cucumbers
🎃 Squash

Basically, if it’s crunchy or spicy, we’re trying to grow it.

The Waiting Game Begins

I won’t lie—when we dropped that last seed into the ground, I might have declared, “Let the farming begin!” Yes, like I was auditioning for Little House on the Prairie.

Now it’s time to water, wait, and hope that the neighborhood critters don’t think we opened a salad bar just for them.

“Now it’s time to water, wait, and hope the squirrels don’t beat us to the harvest.”

Looking Ahead

Even though this garden is small, we’re already dreaming about next year. Bigger space, more vegetables, and probably more ibuprofen. Gardening ain’t for the weak.

But for now, we’re thankful for this beginning. We’ve got dirt on our hands, sun on our backs, and faith in our hearts.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

— Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

Stay tuned—our next update might include sprouts... or squirrels. Either way, it's going to be an adventure.

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