yes, have some fruits and vegetables.
We’ve never done it before, but we’ve been reading and planning and organizing for weeks, and our very first garden is starting to come together (on paper, at least). This is the Spring/Summer/Fall where we work the land and reap the rewards, like we’ve wanted to for years. In total, we have nine gardeners who are going in on this project with us. Our first garden meeting is this Saturday and the agenda is chock full. Not to sound too much like city folk, but we had no idea how much consideration goes into a simple garden.
So far we’ve chosen the site (a perfect South-facing plot with sun-o-rama), made a gate for easy access, organized the participating parties, started a budget, picked out the fruits and veggies we want to grow, and our soil is being tested as I type. Next on the list is buying seeds, organizing our blocks with future crop-rotation considerations in mind, putting up a section of fence, tilling, planting and on and on and on.
It’s borderline overwhelming, but the day we’re laying on our backs in our overalls eating fresh, warm strawberries straight off the vine in the summer sun will be the day I happily forget all the planning and laboring.
The section of fence we chopped up and converted into a gate.
Our hopefully bountiful plot.
Stay tuned, sweet corn is on the way!
–a.
Tags: Country Living, Garden
more mad - February 24, 2009 7:52 pm
that’s awesome. beats the heck out of a few raised beds in bushwick, although they still produce tasty tomatoes. i’m afraid i’d be scared to “check” my soil though…
Nerdalie - February 25, 2009 3:40 am
I love that image of your plot of land. How exciting!
Andrew and Crystal - February 27, 2009 12:20 am
Thanks you two! It’s very very exciting. I just hope that we can produce some tasty tomatoes too. We expect our soil test back soon. We’ll keep you updated. Our main concern about the soil is that we live pretty close to a golf course which can make for some toxic soil. Hopefully, we aren’t too close that this would be the case!