Clean Up Day

Weeds, Weeds, Weeds!

We really cleaned up!!  In fact, all of the rows in our garden have been weeded.  I think everyone grabbed a rake or a hoe and got-r-done today!  It's nice to be caught up and back on our garden schedule.  We still have crowder peas to plant, but there's plenty of time for that.

Ever thought dirt could be pretty?

Jerry noticed fewer rocks this time.

All the rows for second plantings have been amended with that great-looking black gold compost that Greg has been bringing to us.   Jim and Paula Staudt made short work of that chore.   The dirt looks like it would grow just about any vegetable.



I don't think the Weather Man is going to let us get the buckwheat turned under with a tiller anytime soon. There's a good chance of rain on Sunday afternoon and Monday, so we'll have to wait for the dirt to dry again. I never thought I'd complain about rainy days in a garden.  I guess I just need to have more patience.



Pete, is that a fence or a cage?

Many of our tomato plants already have stakes in place and are ready to be tied up...thanks to Robert's handy work, his big hammer and his battery powered saw. 

Remember how confident I was when I said the fence was secured to the ground well enough to keep out the deer and the bunnies?  Well, I need to re-think the part about the bunnies.  We noticed that several of our new pole bean sprouts have been chewed up pretty badly by our furry little neighbors.  We'll keep piling up rocks against the bottom of the fence.  Maybe we can eventually prevent them from scooting under the fabric.  Bunnies gotta eat too, I guess, and seeds are cheap.

Our garden just might be living proof that rocks can grow vegetables.  Seriously, our soil is getting better and better. 

Someone said that it looks like we now have a real garden.  Well, we do!