I had grand plans to expand our garden this year. I was going to do raised beds, bring in soil and have many more square feet to add many more plants. But then Rob went and decided we needed a wedding so I don't have time for that anymore. Still, I am going to garden in the space I used last year and will try to keep a small log of that process. We've had 22 inches of rain this spring, 9 above normal and have set a new record for rainfall so things are running behind. I managed to loosen the soil and take out the old dead basil branches from last year, and then composted my soil a few weeks ago. There were earthworms galore and many of them were so fat they resembled small snakes!! I was SO excited, I hope this means my little garden is off to a great start. These are the photos before planting began:
The greenery in the back are irises, which of course have been there for years and have bloomed a beautiful lavender this week. I will be adding plants this weekend. So far, I'm putting in spinach, purple cabbage, jalapenos, broccoli, basil, yellow squash, and butternut squash. I hope to get some eggplant starters from the Market this weekend too.
I heart gardening.
What a geek.
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