We FINALLY started our garden!!

I can't believe that it has been a little over a month since I started my garden. I planted everything (except the eggplant & jalapeno transplants) in both beds on (3/22/12), but the very next day I had ants in bed #2. Apparently they were VERY hungry because the ate every seed I had planted, but left the transplants un-touched! I thought we (my sister & I) had did something wrong like planting the seeds too deep, but all the seeds were planted according to the pkg/book. So I thought well I have to find a solution to get rid of the ants first without the use of pesticides and chemicals, so after searching the net I found DIATOMACEOUS EARTH which is a non-toxic organic pesticide and it got rid of the ants in 2 days!! I did have to replant bed #2 (4/4/12), but I was glad because I was able to plant other things that I did not originally plant. And let me tell you, everything is growing so good. We had prayed over both beds when we first planted and gave them to God, even our church joined us in prayer (Matthew 18:20). I told my mom the other day that the garden is starting to look like its on steroids =) because it has grown so high and full. I had to prune some of the zucchini and squash vines because the were reaching out well over 2 feet out of the 4x4 beds. Not to mention my beans that are all over 5 feet tall!! Here are some pictures that were taken last month

This is #1 bed with the two jalapeno transplants!

This is bed #2 with the eggplant, romaine lettuce & bell pepper transplants!

Bed #1 maybe 3 weeks after planting seeds!

Bed #1 jalapeno plant!

This plantet box had strawberries in them, but they didnt seem to be doing anything so I pulled them out and replanted with corn to see how it does!