When most of my other hobbies were rendered inert last spring by a medical issue (that continues to baffle doctors to this day), I found myself drawn more and more to the mostly barren, tiny garden strip in my back yard. When I found that working in the garden actually seemed to relieve my pain, I did my best to enhance the soil and get some veggies growing. While I did get a few along with some peppers in small pots, the small size of the plot plus soil quality and erosion didn't lend itself to a great harvest.
This year however, is different. I've started earlier, and I've gone a little nuts
I composted what veggie matter my juicer left over, tea leaves, coffee grounds, old leaves, and grass clippings over the winter. I then tilled the existing soil and mixed in the compost as well as a couple of bags of topsoil. It seems that we are going to have a long and chilly spring, so I put together a basic hoop-house cover to keep the worst of the weather off of the seeds I planted. I have also decided to convert a typically dry weedy section of my lawn into a pair of raised beds.
C'mon B&B, lets see those veggie gardens!
This year however, is different. I've started earlier, and I've gone a little nuts
I composted what veggie matter my juicer left over, tea leaves, coffee grounds, old leaves, and grass clippings over the winter. I then tilled the existing soil and mixed in the compost as well as a couple of bags of topsoil. It seems that we are going to have a long and chilly spring, so I put together a basic hoop-house cover to keep the worst of the weather off of the seeds I planted. I have also decided to convert a typically dry weedy section of my lawn into a pair of raised beds.
C'mon B&B, lets see those veggie gardens!