Today was the day I have been working towards...
Got the stray grass and weeds out of my back and most of the side/front flower beds. After an epic weeding that took weeks last year, this year wasn't so bad, yet. Then the annual fight with the drip system. It's still winning, but the water the broken head shot out covered half our yard...
Also hit my favorite garden shop (well second favorite, but this one usually has what I want for veggies) and came home with tomato plants and some seeds. The Boss had gifted me with a truckload of topsoil and compost yesterday and we got that into the garden today. Added a couple of inches to it and it was ready to go:
Off to the deck where my supplies awaited me:
Reassure my assistants that I really didn't need them in the garden with me:
And in went the tomatoes, cucumbers and one of the lettuce packets:
Be Happy! Be Healthy! Be sure to make time to play in the dirt!
You aren't 'confusing' The Boss (and I am so jealous of a load of compost/topsoil), it is called 'crop rotation' and you are wise to do so. In fact, if you were really zealous, you would make a map of your garden this year so you can not plant things in the same place. Also, for next year, check out 'square foot gardening' . You will have a trellis up on one side of the garden area and really put out the veggies.
ReplyDeleteI've looked at the square foot gardening, but didn't quite feel up to it this year. I do the crop rotations, but it's fun to watch him try and figure out what I've done this year. It's hard to see any difference after just 3 years and when I keep dumping the load of "soil re-generator" in every other year. I don't have a map, but I know nothing but the corn will be in the same place this year. Even with just one seed packet of corn, I can't seem to make it fit in a new spot each year. Might have to use just a half bag next year...
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