Week’s 3 and 4

We have achieved GARDEN!

Last week was such a blur, between getting the last of the boxes together, ordering dirt – unfortunately, yes I had to order dirt and getting the dirt into the back yard I have been exhausted.  I can see why farmers aren’t up much past sundown, I’m surprised there isn’t a joke about them falling asleep in their dinner, Thursday, Friday and Saturday I barely made it through the beginning of any of my shows.  But the good news is, the boxes are made, the ground was leveled and turned, the dirt was hauled up the hill, and finally Saturday afternoon the plants were in the ground. 

I did end up having to re seed quite a bit of my crop, but I figure that will just give me a staggered crop and more, late season vegetables.  Also I broke down yesterday and bought Strawberries, and herbs from OSH , I don’t want to have to wait 2 years for my strawberries from seed to actually fruit and the gnats that have been tormenting me for the last few weeks really did a number on the herbs I had been trying to grow in the house. 

Now if they can survive Tara Hills weather will be another story entirely. I was so happy when the weather turned last week and we had more than a few days of 70+ weather, but by yesterday afternoon, the temperature dropped back into the 60’s and the wind kicked up yesterday afternoon to almost gale force. I guess the plants are going to have to learn to survive that anyway but being the Bleeding Heat my husband always calls me I worry that the little plants aren’t big enough to survive. OH well I guess that’s why they give you so many seeds in the packages. Until next week! Check out the pics and hopefully soon it will be greener in the boxes.