1. It gets full sun.
2. It's right next to the spigot.
3. It's in a totally enclosed area of my backyard (there was a hot tub in that spot before I moved in here), meaning it keeps the plants sheltered from the wind, the dogs, and any kids who might want to investigate.
Here's what it looked like early in the day. At this point I had raked off all the pine needles (that's the mess on the bricks) and hosed it all down for a couple hours to soften it up.
Next I got started on churning up all the dirt with a gigantic garden fork. Meanwhile, Lily and Chris were keeping busy with batting practice.
They took a break from baseball to come help me do some digging.
We were left with this.
Then we put some topsoil on top.
After churning that up a little and smoothing it all out, it was time to set up the seeping hoses.
And here it is after we set up the hoses and planted everything. There's zucchini, cucumbers, watermelon, tomato, cantaloupe, peppers, basil, rosemary, and cilantro.
I have absolutely no gardening ability, so my fondest wish is to generate at least one piece of edible produce. Anything beyond that would just be gravy.
It's really easier than it looks! The hard part is done, now as long as you remember to water you'll have tons of "gravy"! I have zero ability as well but last year I was swimming in tomatoes and other stuff, and this year I am going even bigger. I'm hoping to actually preserve and can excess- fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteGardening is so much fun (and frustrating!).
ReplyDeleteThat was a great idea to lay down seeping hoses.
Wish I had done that!
Have fun when the vegetables come in!
Laura
White Spray Paint
at least you've gotten farther than this household. We seem to read books on it and "talk" about it a lot. We're on our second year of trying to decide on which flat screen would be best for above the fireplace, so I guess I can expect a garden in 2014 or so!
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