We expected the soil at 8. It arrived at 7:45. Though we can't complain, we weren't exactly expecting it on time, much less early. It came in a big dump truck--the kind you wish you had small children around to watch. I was a stand-in for the small child and, in fact, had a camera handy to record the event.
After many more rotations of the wheelbarrow, we finally have a virgin garden.
Patrick, son number two, arrives and helps with the yard doing other activities--like wearing out Milo. The gate is now closed and Milo has free run of the yard--thank goodness.
I start with the tomatoes and leave the others for later as I am exhausted from hoeing all the dirt into place in addition to lunch preparation, mail opening, e-mail checking, shrubbery clipping, and all things requiring the full attention of the upper body. Now I'm paying for it all. Everything above my waist hurts. And some things below my waist.
Here's a picture of the finished project with the four tomato plants and Milo finally expressing some interest. Did I tell you that no fewer than three people have asked if I am fencing the garden to keep Milo out? My response has always been: "I'm not planning to--unless it becomes a problem." I may have to change that tune.
I like that you have the garden at 3'. It allows for you to tend to each row comfortably. I found that whatever you plant, it needs lots of room, particularly after leaves begin to cover other plants. Our issues were, of course, the make up of the dirt, spacing, sun, and water. I think we watered too much last year; and some of our plants wanted more or less sun. Particular little buggers.
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