The Garden

Saturday I planted the garden. Since the temperature stayed in the mid 60s and the sun was in and out if the clouds it was a perfect day for gardening. My mom, boyfriend, and I pulled up all the weeds we could and turned over the ground. We mixed in four bags of compost manure. We laid down the rubber seeping hose and decided where the plants would go. Last year we used the fabric weed block and within a month it was worn down, tearing, and the garden was over run with weeds and grass. I was disappointed since I was trying to make my garden as environmentally friendly as posible. This year we went back to plastic. As a friend says, “If you are 79% environmentally friendly I think you are doing better than most”. We laid the plastic, pinning as we rolled it out, making sure to have a nice overlap at seams. We cut a “X” in the plastic enable  to dig a hole for the plant. I grew the red peppers from seed this year but we bought the other plants all ready established. We planted Big Boy and Beefsteak tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, and two green bell peppers. Below is a picture of the completed project.

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2 thoughts on “The Garden

  1. Hi there, I am licking my lips just thinking about the flavours you will enjoy later on the season. Well done. The weather here in the UK does not inspire me to plant anything that is reliant on sun for ripening. 😦

    1. Thank you. It’s true. Every year I’m looking for new recipes to enjoy from the amount that ripens on those vines. Sorry to here but maybe find plants reliant on grey rainy weather? :-/

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