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Garden Master
I can't believe that it is already May! I still haven't completed my garden cultivation tasks. A record cold April has everything to do with this . . . it isn't just olde age 
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The extra effort for garden prep became an issue when my neighbor decided not to hire the new tractor guy for tilling. That left me with the choice of paying $225 for doing only my garden! I decided to use the rear-tine. And, I got thru it!
Then it rained . . . well, it snowed, too. Anyway, it was over of 1" of precipitation. I had anticipated going back and tilling the corn, beans, tomato, melon, squash part of the garden. But, I didn't think I'd need to return to the Flower Corner where everything is in beds and where the ground was not only tilled but gone over with spading forks to the full depth of the 11" tines.
I had hoped to put the entire veggie part of this big garden into permanent paths and beds this year - no Tractor Guy messing things up in the Spring. Why not!?? Well, it is a lot of shovel work so, DW and I only got 5 new beds put in.
Daisy wanted to see my garden paths. This garden does not have odd angles like my Shady Corner and it has full sun. You can see the Shady Corner by clicking on My Page (click). That picture is tiny and I'll try to get another one . . . but I kind of need to get up really high. (The picture of this garden on My Page is from the southeast and doesn't show the Flower Corner, at all.)
Actually Daisy, I pretty much overstated my garden designing, anyway. True to my nature, it is all as practical as I can come up with.
Anyway, this is looking northwest across the Flower Corner at what I've been up to and have to return to with the tiller. In the distance are the new beds. Beyond that . . . I think I'd better just plant that to the warm-season row crops and leave the building of beds for another year.
at the big garden, yesterday
Steve
edited to add: obviously, there aren't boards or anything surrounding my beds. i used to do that in the dahlias but not anymore even there.
.The extra effort for garden prep became an issue when my neighbor decided not to hire the new tractor guy for tilling. That left me with the choice of paying $225 for doing only my garden! I decided to use the rear-tine. And, I got thru it!
Then it rained . . . well, it snowed, too. Anyway, it was over of 1" of precipitation. I had anticipated going back and tilling the corn, beans, tomato, melon, squash part of the garden. But, I didn't think I'd need to return to the Flower Corner where everything is in beds and where the ground was not only tilled but gone over with spading forks to the full depth of the 11" tines.
I had hoped to put the entire veggie part of this big garden into permanent paths and beds this year - no Tractor Guy messing things up in the Spring. Why not!?? Well, it is a lot of shovel work so, DW and I only got 5 new beds put in.
Daisy wanted to see my garden paths. This garden does not have odd angles like my Shady Corner and it has full sun. You can see the Shady Corner by clicking on My Page (click). That picture is tiny and I'll try to get another one . . . but I kind of need to get up really high. (The picture of this garden on My Page is from the southeast and doesn't show the Flower Corner, at all.)
Actually Daisy, I pretty much overstated my garden designing, anyway. True to my nature, it is all as practical as I can come up with
.Anyway, this is looking northwest across the Flower Corner at what I've been up to and have to return to with the tiller. In the distance are the new beds. Beyond that . . . I think I'd better just plant that to the warm-season row crops and leave the building of beds for another year.
at the big garden, yesterday
Steve
edited to add: obviously, there aren't boards or anything surrounding my beds. i used to do that in the dahlias but not anymore even there.
