I filled in by the fence with more garlic (use what's sprouting in the kitchen first), and some shell peas. It's old seed but it's early so I can afford to gamble. I keep adding to the soil with goodies. I expanded down the fenceline and transplanted some broccoli starts that survived the winter here.
This is it, my pride & joy, my 4' x 8' box at the community garden. This beauty can grow some food! It's in resting mode with the mulch blanket for the winter. I pulled over 60 lbs. of tomatoes out of here last year, it was a good year. Plus, peas, beans, leeks, basil, potatoes, onions, lettuce, pak choi and strawberries around the back. Some stuff I did in pots; this year I'll be using Potato Bags, a cool container I found at Gardeners' Supply, nice and big and under $10.
I pulled the mulch off to start warming up the soil, and threw it into the tomato cages to save space and dry it out. Moved around some transplants. I'll keep spreading these out as they grow and eating some too.
Oh I'm so close to planting something... I fear I have never grown any plants, I rent, I have little time but this makes it look so so fun. I may start small. I will keep you posted.
ReplyDeleteWell Done!!
ReplyDeleteI´m from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and i´m trying to do the same here in my backyard.
Good Work!
IRIE! The best way to start is just take your two hands and put them in the dirt. Something happens when you make that connection with the earth, and you just get smarter and more confident and it all makes more sense. It's like you're tapping into that collective knowledge that's just laying dormant waiting for the right conditions to grow.
ReplyDeleteSend me some pix of your progress/probs. I want to have guests on this blog too.