The Garden of Weedin' - Phase III

When last we left the Garden of Weedin', we had six empty garden beds. That didn't last long.

We had 17 yards of garden soil delivered and dumped into our driveway, next to the gravel. Here's the first delivery...

Be careful, Bruce!

Uh oh. Oh, wait. I see his sleeve there behind the truck. Whew.









The inaugural load of soil goes to the garden...

Gotta love the Truper.

That is some good-looking soil there.

Cody took a liking to the dirt under the teepee next to the garden. He could see in all directions and keep an eye on us while we worked.

Nice bed!












We got two more deliveries of soil while we worked to fill the other five beds. I hope it's enough.

Two apple trees and one plum tree joined our little family and got planted in the garden.

A Haralred (we named it Harold, after my dad) and a Honeycrisp are now growing happily together in the back corner.

The Italian Plum tree was planted in the front, near the gate.

It took us several days to fill all six beds. Each bed took about 12 Truper loads of soil. Who needs aerobics?

I started planting seeds and starter plants as we filled the beds so they could start grrrroooowwwwing.

Each bed got three bags of manure added, along with a sprinkling of super-duper fertilizer.

Now that's a load of crap!












Before planting could begin, we had one more thing to add to the beds. Worms! We bought seven containers of big, fat nightcrawlers from our local hardware store.

These critters are usually bought to get stuck on a hook and thrown into the lake. We rescued them to be our garden pets.

I named this one Homer.











We planted a little bit of everything. Pumpkins, radishes, kohlrabi, tomatoes, basil, beans, potatoes, carrots and much more.

We're going to be very busy once all of these plants start producing.

Finishing things off, Bruce filled in the aisle with gravel.











We're going to put some pavers under the patio furniture. This will be a pleasant place to ponder the plants.

We did it. We got everything done and planted before the end of May. Whew. Our Happy Garden!