Mini foodtopia has begun! I ended up making 3 beds, 4x12, 5x12, and 5x8. Yes I know, these are wider than most recommend, but someone who lived here before us had a row style garden that had become overrun with weeds when the previous tenants moved in. So I decided to go with what they had started.
I pulled EVERYTHING, weed or not, it got pulled out. Then I dug walkways out between every other row. I shoveled the dirt to where there was a crevice between the rows previously. This made 4-5 foot beds. Then I went to home depot, and for $30 I was able to find landscaping wood. This was enough to put borders on the beds. They are temporary in my case, as we are in a rental, so I have the option to bring them with. I have not secured them. I have just used them as a visual boundary. I also bought 4 new bags of manure, and 4 of garden soil to ensure that there was fresh nutrients in the soil.
My impulse buy was 2 strawberry plants. They were $2.99, and it is not strawberry season, but I left a small spot in the corner of one of the beds for them. I figured it wouldn't hurt, and was hoping they will throw out runners and start spreading a bit.
The total cost for my 3 beds was just under $50. The cost of my seeds was about $30. I have more seeds than I can handle!!!! But at the same time, I want to plant a ton of variety because I want to know what is going to grow best here.
NOW: my confession. It was REALLY hot and buggy when I planted. I was getting eaten alive by mosquitoes due to the fact that I dug up a weed and bug infested backyard that has not been maintained for a LONG TIME. In fact, from what I hear, the tenants put up a pool and never used it, and it became a mosquito breeding sanctuary! So I organized my seeds inside, and went outside. I then scattered the seeds and came back in. I wanted to get them in and growing! So now, as weed seeds are sprouting, so are my veggies, and me being an amateur, I have no idea how to identify these baby vegetable plants growing!!! I have identified a few, and will start a seperate blog as a guide to what is what.
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