The Spring Garden

The garden is finally planted.  After a cold and wet February, we finally got a pretty weekend when we could till the ground and put plants in the ground.  I hope it is not too late for my broccoli, because I planted a lot of it.  I only used two 8x8 boxes.  I put two fresh bags of top soil on each box with fertilizer to maximize the growing space. 
I was able to fit:
12 broccoli
6 Cabbage
6 Red Lettuce
6 Romain
9 Spinach
6 Cauliflower
12 Onions
30 Potatoes
4 Kale
6 Brussel Sprouts

Yeah! I crammed all of that into two 8x8 boxes.  The trick, lots of lose soil so that roots run deep rather than wide.  I also put the plants that I don't need to touch until the whole plant is harvested in the middle (head cabbage and cauliflower). And....then there is the potato discussion.  I had seen lots of different ideas for planting white potatoes on Pintrest.  So, my idea..... I cut five holes directly into a bag of top soil and planted five potatoes.  My hope is that inside the bag, the potatoes will grow and the vines will just grow out the top of the bag and spread  If this works, anyone will be able to plant white potatoes, even on a driveway.  I'll keep you updated.  When we are ready to pull them, we should just be able to open the bag and pull out at least 15 potatoes in each bag.