Today we finally tilled and planted our new garden. It's a bit late in the season, but it's been a weird spring so perhaps it will work out for the best. The new garden is back by the garage where the chicken coop used to be. Thanks to the chickens, we have beautifully fertilized black dirt that should treat our veggies and herbs quite nicely. The final plan is to fence the garden to keep rabbits (and precocious dogs) out but that isn't done yet. However, I went ahead and planted as we had a backlog of plants given to us by Mom and friends.
I made a garden map this year so that I know what is where even if the garden tags go missing (as they always seem to). It's not a very well-rounded garden, there's no lettuce or salad fixings. But we've found that we never seem to get to lettuce before it turns bitter so I passed on it this year. We have an over-abundance of peppers but we use a lot in our cooking and can dry or pickle some of the excess. I'm also hoping to dry some of our own herbs if we have a good crop.
The new garden location gets more sun and has more space and drainage. We'll probably put pavers down the middle to make access easier and add some trellises for the climbing things. I certainly put more thought into the garden this year and really hope to have fewer weeds than last year. Time will tell!
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