spring again

It was garden planting time this weekend. We didn't get the bed enlarged like I had wanted (who knew landscape ties were so hard to find around here!) so I'm making do. But that's ok, since we also decided to support our local CSA co-op by ordering a half share for our family. I am very much looking forward to that and maybe even being forced out of my vegetable comfort zone a time or two.
We also bought an upright freezer, so any extras won't go to waste. That, along with our Sam's membership should keep us eating pretty well for some time to come.
L.O. loved helping me in the garden this year again. I am pretty sure that in at least a couple of spots there will be about 10 green bean plants vying for root space at once, but she had fun and did it by herself.
We also got in the tomato seedlings, and some carrot, radish, and beet seeds. We'll see what survives and comes up. I've only eaten beets a few times, but I wanted to try something new. These are the golden variety, so I don't know how they will be different. I will have to start searching for recipes.
Because of pregnancy and the arrival of the baby, I didn't get in the early crops like spinach, lettuce, turnips, and most sadly, the peas. Oh well, next year perhaps.