We didn't do a garden last year. I was fed up from previous years of no help weeding, planting, weeding, picking things out to order, weeding, seeding, weeding, harvesting, and weeding.
Did I mention weeding?
I did plant garlic in the one herb bed we have, and it was a sorry crop. Small. Tasty, but small. I didn't even plant garlic this fall, since technically I'm not allowed to really eat it anymore (but I do).
The garden was in rough shape. We had a lot of work to do to bring it up to speed. There was an overgrown butterfly bush in there, the tomato cages are still in place from 2 years ago, and removed an awful excuse for deer/rabbit fencing which was made more difficult due to the wild morning glory vines that were growing through it.
So. We also are working on doing some layered cardboard-and-hay beds for this year a la Ecologia. I'm hoping that will work out. We've gone to a couple of their tours, they are AWESOME and we hope to do more with the techniques they have taught us.
I am planning on using up seed I have from previous years, and I think the only thing I need to order this year is onion seedlings. Maybe some fruit plants/trees/bushes.
Two of the four raised beds are cleaned out now. Onions, spinach, and peas are planted in one with a couple artichokes thrown in for kicks and giggles to see what they do. The other bed also has peas and a mess of beets. So far, the peas and spinach are sprouting, but I think I only saw one beet.
We started tomato plants inside. The are tiny right now, but will be big strapping seedlings before too long.
I'm looking forward to having fresh veggies again. My health issues forced me to take a good, hard look at my diet and I can tell you, it hasn't been great. It used to be, but then I cut out a bunch of stuff because of the gastroparesis...things like raw bell peppers for lunch and strawberries and asparagus and salad. I'm inserting them back into my diet. I like them. I need them. They are back.
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