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I’ve been dreaming of transforming our small yard. This summer we had a tiny little 3′ x 5 ‘ garden. It was just enough space to grow some beans and carrots. We harvested some good crops and the success has me itching for more.

It’s a little embarrassing but this is what our current “garden” space looks like. The grass is overgrown because we can’t get a lawnmower in to cut it. It’s also patchy. Like I said, it’s a bit embarrassing.

The small strip at the back is our garden.

I began to dream of transforming this entire space into a garden. I envision carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, and beans. The other half of the yard has a huge deck and provides more than enough room for outside play, so it’s not like I would be limiting the children. Plus, they love working in the garden! This would allow them more space to do so.

My five-year-old daughter has practical life skills time planned into her homeschool days. I scheduled some time to take her outside. My plan was to get her to help dig up the grass and expand the garden. She loved it and we had several encounters with ladybugs, daddy-long-legs, and worms. Bonus science time! The two-year-old really enjoyed helping as well.

After a productive two hours of work, we finished the task. Here’s what our garden looks like now!

Isn’t that much better?! We will have a 5′ x 10′ garden next year. We are also planning on planting raspberries along the fence.

So that’s what we’ve been up to during our mild fall days. Have you been working on any fall projects?



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Jennifer Bly
Author of My Kitchen, My Classroom: An Introduction to Homeschool and creator of The Deliberate Mom. Jennifer writes about parenting, homeschooling, her faith, and life with her husband and two girls. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Applied Human Service Administration Degree with a specialization in Early Learning in Child Care.



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