Lazy Gardening

We've gotten off to a slow start with gardening this year. Not sure why. I do have seedlings growing indoors (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers), but started them several weeks later than usual. And I should have direct-seeded some lettuce and spinach outside weeks ago, but that didn't happen. We just finished clearing out our raised beds last night, though, so hopefully I will get some things planted this week.

I am thankful to report, however, that there are times when the do-nothing approach pays off in gardening. Last fall we didn't pull up anything in the garden box just outside the kitchen. And now look:
I have a full row of kale that came back, ready to go into smoothies! This makes my heart happy. Next to the kale you can see the oregano that wants to take over the whole box.

Last fall I planted garlic, and it's doing really well. This is just one spot where I have garlic.
Here's my little monkey that likes to climb trees and play with all the earthworms she finds in the garden. And there are plenty of them, I'm glad to report!
In addition to the kale and garlic, our strawberries are also showing signs of life. And if only I was in the mood to wash and prepare dandelion greens, I would have quite the harvest at hand. Maybe I'll tackle that next year.