That is, of course, before the storm that's supposed to dump MORE snow tomorrow rolls in... *eye roll*
Today I went out in shorts and a tank and ripped out all of my old plants from last summer's garden. This was pretty much my first step in preparing my garden for a new "crop" of goodness this spring/summer. I pulled out the old zucchini and squash plants, all the tomato plants, my jalapeno, gypsy and bell pepper plants, and the marigolds that were scattered throughout the garden. I also pulled up the old potatoes and green onion plants that never really took last year, mainly so I can make plenty of space for my new and improved garden this year.
In other news, I think I may have been able to convince my husband to help me build a raised garden box on the other side of our (very large) backyard to give me even more planting space and options. I still have my fingers crossed that we can actually pull it off before it's too late to use this season, so we'll see what happens! Another hang up is that I'm currently 13.5 weeks pregnant, so that could also change the schedule of things.
Wishing you a beautiful day!
A Little Gardening on this beautiful day
A New Season, A New Garden!
With the weather finally starting to creep up to higher temps around here in Colorado, I'm beginning to ramp up on planning my garden! Yay! My favorite time of the year!
Last year was my first year at growing my own garden, and with that experience, I've learned a TON of what to do, what not to do, and how I can do things differently this year to make it even better than last year. I've learned how big certain plants get and how they tend to grow. I've learned how to properly prune and maintain plants like tomatoes and peppers. And, there are new things that I want to try this year, particularly the whole "vertical gardening" concept. This is supposed to work great for people with smaller growing spaces, and while I live on 1/3 of an acre, I don't have very much space allotted for growing my garden. Well, not as much as I would want, anyway.
Just as a jumping off point, here's a picture of what my garden looks like today....
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I literally went out and took this picture right before I wrote this post. Fortunately, you can actually see the space today since all the snow has finally melted off for the time being. We've been hit like crazy, one storm right after another, so it's been covered in snow all winter. It definitely doesn't look like much right now, but I plan on doing some magical transformations on this little piece of heaven to make it shine again!
Stay tuned!....