Full: Landscaping part 3: Garden

Once upon a time I thought that having a garden would save me money.. I WAS WRONG! :D

In my prior post about building a garden box  I went thought the steps as to how I made the box.  I decided to use starts for my garden this year for all except carrots because I was not so sure about seeds. After a lot of planning and talking we decided to plant the following items. 

Tomatoes

Zucchini

Yellow Squash 

Peppers

Lettuce

Onions 

Garlic

Carrots

Raspberries 

Herbs

Box 1

Box 2

Box 3

Box 4 & 5

          

I started on our patio, We have TONS of misquotes in our area and they love me.  I do anything and everything  to keep them away, between Tiki Torches with Bite Fighter, at least one or two bottles of off and as many herbs that will keep them away.

 

I did lots of research and found some of the best Herbs for keeping misquotes away are

Lemon Grass

Cat Nip

Lavender

Mint

Sage

Thyme

Citronella 

So I used some pots we got a few months ago for a killer deal ($10 each for awesome urns) and some others we already had and placed them on our patio and then added many more to garden boxes

I also got 2 raspberry bushes, I chose to go with THORN-LESS, Since we have a basketball hoop just off from where I want to put them, I don't want thorns in basketballs or in little boy's hands.

NOW EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PART! 

Money Breakdown

Top Soil: included in landscape costs

Garden Boxes: Wood=$80, Screws=7, Stain= $30 --- $117

Urns:  $20 (originally they would have been $45 each!) 

BrazelBerries Raspberry Shortcake: WAY pricey Plant that i wanted to try out $ 30

Thorn-less Raspberry: $7

Box 1: Lettuce 4 types,  Carrots, Onions -- $ 15

Box 2: Onions, Garlic, habanero peppers, jalapeno peppers.  $15

Box 3: Tomatoes, 3 cherry, 1 early girl, 2 yellow, 1 big beef, 1 celebrity. $15

Box 4: yellow squash, zucchini,  green peppers, red peppers, Anaheim peppers, mini bell peppers $20

Box 5: Lemon Basil, Basil, Lavender, chamomile, Rosemary, Cilantro, parsley, oregano. $25

Patio plants:  $23

Mulch: 3 @ $7 -- $21

Fertilizer: $15 

Tomato Gates and trellis:  10 @ $5.50 -- $55

All things done: Out of pocket $378

Running Total:  $8,968.00

---Landscaping:  $8,040.00

---Plants and Flowers: $550.00

---Garden : $378.00