Dirt Delivery!

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Posted by admin | Posted in Vegetable Garden | Posted on May 8, 2008

7:00 am arrival of 19 cubic yards of top soil.  Thank you Ryan for helping out with lots of digging last night!

Decided on final veggie list:

  • Popcorn
  • Sunflowers
  • Pumpkins
  • Green Beans & Peas
  • Cucumbers
  • Several kinds of Tomatoes
  • Several kinds of Peppers
  • Carrots
  • Beets
  • Swiss Chard
  • Onions & Garlic
  • Watermelon
  • 3 Winter & 2 Summer Squash Varieties
  • Eggplant
  • Spinach & Lettuce
  • Radishes

Back-Breaking Work!

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Posted by admin | Posted in Vegetable Garden | Posted on May 6, 2008

Continues…

 

Veggie Update

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Posted by admin | Posted in Vegetable Garden | Posted on May 5, 2008

  • Got a few more rows of grass turned over tonight in the dark.  Almost half done!
  • Finished garden plan.
  • Watered the planters where the flower seeds were planted yesterday.
  • Planted the rest of the herbs today… I now have: chives, parsley, basil, and cilantro planted.  (Got oregano, thyme, and garlic chives from Mom.  Still need rosemary and sage!)

Doing it the Hard Way

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Posted by admin | Posted in Vegetable Garden | Posted on May 3, 2008

Yes, the de-sodding dig continues.  People ask why.  Here are my reasons:

  • I feel tilling will simply mix the grass into the clay and I’ll still have a grass problem.
  • I assume tilling clay is difficult, and hey, why not be environment-friendly by not using gasoline to do the work?
  • I don’t own large excavation equipment, nor a sod-harvesting machine.  I don’t want to pay to rent anything (I haven’t found coupons for such things).
  • Tilling soil with a spade is how I was raised, and everyone can use a little exercise.
  • I read that turning the grass upside-down provides extra compost & nutrients down the road.  Can’t hurt the clay IMO.
  • Okay, okay, so maybe I should have used the newspaper method.
  • You’re right, I should have planned ahead last fall with black plastic.  I was too busy renovating a house and paying two mortgages.
We mowed the lawn for the first time today.  What a wonderful smell!
Fertilized the fruit trees – twenty-one 16-16-16 fruit tree packets went into the ground!

Getting a Jump on Germination

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Posted by admin | Posted in Vegetable Garden | Posted on April 30, 2008

Today I planted seeds in peat pots for: Pumpkin, Buttercup Squash, Butternut Squash, and Watermelon. These varieties have the most days until harvest, so I figured I’d get started!

Still no response from recommended excavator. Disappointing. Will try others tomorrow. I am eager for top soil! (Hmmm… I don’t think I’ve ever said that before.)

The Vegetable Garden Has Begun!

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Posted by admin | Posted in Vegetable Garden | Posted on April 29, 2008

We broke ground today! Turned over 2 rows of grass. Based on the lengths of available RxR ties we have, the garden will be approximately 30×25′.

I started the list of what we’d like to plant and did a seed inventory. Studied up on which seeds I should start indoors.  Time is flying by!  Like every year, I should have started earlier. :)

I’m wondering… why do excavators not call back!?

 

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