planting strawberries

the boys wanted to plant flowers, so i suggested strawberries. they LOVED that idea.

we went to osh where each boy picked out a strawberry plant. there were only three plants left. perfect!

the boys were a little possessive of the plants they were carrying, so i explained that these were our strawberries and we were going to plant them in our garden. we had this little pep-talk at least half a dozen times before the plants made it into the ground.


strawberries before being planted


choosing a plant


cutting off the dead leaves and stems



putting plant into the ground


making sure the leaves don't get buried


filling in the hole with dirt



the strawberries are planted!

now they just need to grow so we can start enjoying their tasty goodness. do you have any tips for growing strawberries?


do you see that little blur near the top left? that's ceelo. he lives between the fence and garden bed. he's a speedy little guy. i've been trying to figure out what kind of lizard he is, but he's so fast that i can't quite see his details up close. he looks like a fence lizard or sagebrush maybe? any lizard experts out there? he pops his head up every day when i'm watering. if i water too close to the fence or if we are too noisy, he will zoom up the fence and through the boards. but he always comes back.