Today I prepped more beds with manure and fertilizers, torched more Bermuda grass, and sowed more pre-germinated lettuce and spinach seeds. We should be seeing seedlings within half a week, I think. Austin and Tom repaired the damage I'd done earlier, moving stakes and twine around while torching (whoops...I didn't think it would get that confusing...or tangled...), and they finished marking everything in the front area. Austin also did some excellent detail work on the mulched, fabricked paths that were down but not finished. While the ground is wet from this weekend's rains, we won't be able to dig the growing beds, but we will be able to lay down the weed control fabric and the mulch on the walking paths, which is, in itself, fantastic progress. With every walking path we cover, the garden looks better and better - more and more like a garden. I'm thrilled!! And, after the ground finally dries out - it'll take just the right amount of dry weather (maybe six days or more) - we'll be able to start digging the beds and sowing longer-rooting crops (everything but the lettuces). This will actually be a lot more fun than it sounds. I've always enjoyed the digging part. And it automatically gives the plants a huge boost. Their roots can find the nutrients and water that they need, and they just grow and grow. The improved flavor of the plants is another benefit. The difference is amazing.
Our strategy is to prep a bed, sow, and move on; prep another bed, sow, and move on, rather than to finish the entire front and side yards and *then* put seeds into the ground. The only reasonable way to start a garden!
Tom and I already have the wire fencing, and we'll be getting the wooden posts within a week or two. Just in time, we hope, to protect our lettuce seedlings from hungry rabbits.
Final note: with our fast-growing lettuce seeds in the ground, we can expect our first harvest in about 30 days.
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