I’ve spent most of my free time over the last week removing grass from bits of the yard so we could expand our garden this year. Between a broadfork, a pitchfork, a wheelbarrow, time, and sweat we managed to get it cleared yesterday.
This morning I took to the broadfork once more to loosen up the soil in two of what will end up being three patches in the newly widened area. Next weekend I’ll be finishing up that final area so we can get some tomatoes in the ground.
With that out of the way we planted:
- Bunching and regular onions
- Carrots
- Red and Bibb lettuce
- Kale
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Corn
The corn will be joined by her other sisters (squash and beans) once ready. There are peppers, celery, leeks, and maybe some decorative gourds to come as well. Salsify will be planted a bit later in the year.
In other areas I planted hyssop, love lies bleeding and threw a few pumpkin seeds into the back corner of the yard. If they grow, they grow. I didn’t feel like dealing with the pumpkins taking over a chunk of the yard again though, thus why i chose that place for them.
It’s been fantastic to finally get my hands in the dirt and break a good, well-earned sweat. The robins have been thrilled too, getting their fill of grubs and worms each step of the way.
All-in-all, a Good Day.