Houston, We Have A Problem...

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, we have been bitten by the gardening bug and have been busily preparing an area and building boxes to house our newly purchased seeds.

Today, with the help of my Mother-in-law, I mixed the mulch/peat moss/perculite mixture and filled one of the boxes. I then hammered on the grid to separate the box into one foot squares and coiled the soaker hose around the inside of the box.

Looks great right? (besides our somewhat silly choice of color) But as I checked on it throughout the day something was missing. . . sunlight! See how only the top is getting some? Yeah, that's not a good sign.

Only one of the boxes gets full sunlight and I don't even think it is 5 hours. Hmmm. I think we may be relocating a garden tonight. Doh!


At least Patrick and Jake got to be manly and use tools. I think they were both equally pleased. Patrick has been toting around his play toolbox and tools ever since!

Even while he sleeps...
Well, we still have a little while until we have actual plantings in our garden, but we are at least enjoying our time spent together anyway. Anyone else having better luck out there?