Garden Update

We planted our garden, or at least some of it, on Monday. With the weather not cooperating last week we are hoping that we don't get another late frost, however our plants were in desperate need of planting. As has been my experience over the years, the nutritional value of bagged soil is vastly overrated. The plants do well for a while, but before long the nutrients are depleted and the plants began to suffer. 

We have tried to keep our garden as organic as possible. We used organic labeled potting soil as a starter, and filled our planter beds with composted horse manure from a local horse farm. We discovered this farm last year through an avid gardener we know, and loved the results. As we put in a new raised bed this year we were greatful to have a friend willing to transport it for us. We also decided, as a form of weed control, that we would use plastic ground cover to make our gardening easier this year. We were able to fill our 2 raised beds with tomatoes, peppers, and kale before we ran out of space. Over the next few days we will be preparing our other garden beds for planting the rest. 

It was nice to see some of the plants perking up right after they were planted, some of the others, that were suffering most from lack of nutrients in the soil, will take a little longer. We hope we won't lose any. I hope you're enjoying learning with us as we garden this year. We are looking forward to watching the progress, and keeping you updated.