I’m happy to report that we survived the start of our pot* garden on Friday!
*just to be clear, I’m talking legal pot, or potS rather … as in the terra cotta kind. Or really, fake terra cotta because I’m cheap.
It was not without it’s small bumps (literally and figuratively), but now, after one trip to the plant store (virtually disaster free …ha!), ever so many snack crackers used to bribe the children, 4 skinned knees, 15 nose wipes, one disciplinary action (we SHARE the toy car, we do not extricate our little brothers and/or pull the car over on top of him), three showers, two small sun burns, and one missed nap (and possibly a partridge in a pear tree?) …
TaDa!
[Hey, you can also see my gorgeous Mother’s Day rose in the background … an idea my hubby got from the Pioneer Woman …well, don’t look too closely actually, it had a pretty hacked-up pruning experience yesterday, poor thing]
Darcy picked two veggies: yellow pepper and cucumber, Aidan picked his nose, and Chase tried to pick something sticky off the cart (ew).
I picked some herbs. I’m so excited about growing herbs! Have I mentioned this? I plan on spending some time this summer reading exactly how to utilize the plants beyond “Wow, they smell great!” and “I feel so cool for growing herbs!”. Know of any good info? Pass it along, please. 
I’m especially excited about the Lavender. I love Lavender. I have a little crush on it and utilize it as much as I possibly can. (Think: healing/relaxing, household cleaners, air freshening, etc, etc … more on that later)
So this is our start … off hand I’m thinking of adding tomato, peas, and lettuce. (Be impressed with my impressive planning ahead skills) Wishing I had enough room for some things like squash and pumpkins!
Have some suggestions for us? Please … I’m always in need of suggestions … share away! Have a favorite veggie? Share that too!