Read part 1 first if you haven't yet. So after we got all the clay soil out we had to fill it back in again. We bought some sand from a rock company, some compost from the dump, so quality compost/soil from a landscaping company and got a couple of load of soil from a guy from Matt's work that has some property 30 minutes north of here. We filled in our garden plot and then Matt decided to put a chain link fence around it with a long swinging gate. Now it is protected from the chickens, the dog, and the little kids. Just the wind and rain and hail are our fears. As long as the wind a rain are mild, the plants will be ok. We just literally pray that we don't have any freak hail storms like we did last year.
A couple of weeks ago we planted carrots, onions, beets, peas, potatoes, spinach, and romaine lettuce. We also planted an apricot tree in the chicken area. Yesterday Jileigh and I planted 24 tomato plants, 2 bell pepper plants, some zucchini, yellow straight neck squash, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, okra, parsley, basil, cilantro, and cucumbers. Here's hoping we have a successful garden this year! We also planted two elderberry bushes next to the blackberries and a cherry tree out front.
At the beginning of the day, Talon was helping us unload dirt and jumped out of the trailer. He landed on a rock and ended up spraining his ankle. I guess that's one way of getting out of a lot of work!
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