Yayayayayay!! Our Dhuland garden is freshly planted. I decided to employ a different strategy this year for the following reasons:
1.) It gets SO freakin' hot mid summer that without a full irrigation system, I cannot keep the soil cool and moist enough for optimal results.
2.) Contrary to popular belief, I really REALLY don't like spending time pulling weeds and 'tending' the garden. I prefer to lay by the pool or the ocean and sneak out to the garden before it gets too hot, or late in the afternoon to pluck the fruits of my (non)labor.
3.) WEEDS. WEEDS. WEEDS.
We spent a lot of time a couple of years ago building and filling our raised planters, thinking this would give me the low maintenance, soil/weed control I was hoping for. But after two years of only mediocre results, I asked Big Dave to disassemble them (they were all about rotten anyway) and spread out the soil so I could have a nice level playing surface on which to lay out my new and improved container garden.
BEFORE: (Trashed, neglected over winter, dead ass raised beds.)
IN PROGRESS: (A fresh new playing field.)
READY TO ROLL! (Tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, cantelopes, cucumbers, squash and zucchinis all tucked nicely into buckets and a few very contained hills.)
It looks mighty naked at the moment, but I know we'll be wall to wall with lush green yumminess in a few weeks. And hopefully this strategy will help with weed prevention, as I can just hit the intruders with some Roundup and not worry about damaging my veggie friends. Yay!
And I was thinking you had given it up for this year...
Posted by: Sid | April 22, 2013 at 12:15 PM
I am happy you didn't give up as it is so nice to see someone return to the earth. Nostalgic to say the least but I do love seeing what you grow and envy the mators,squash.Quinis,etc.
Posted by: Anne Murdock | April 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM