Front garden flaws
Our front garden used to
be my favorite growing spot. It began with B+ soil, while the rest of
our core homestead was closer to a D. But, over time, I improved the
soil everywhere else...which allowed the front garden's inherent flaws
to shine through. First of all, there's the wacky layout, with lots of
little beds dug before I knew any better. Then there's the fact that
this area turns into permafrost in the winter and even in the summer
only the very center of the front garden counts as full sun. Which is
all a long way of saying --- the front garden is now my least favorite
gardening spot, so it tends to get neglected. Time for a hard reboot!
First step --- a close
mow of the aisles so we can see what we're working with. Next step ---
trick Kayla into coming over to help me move dirt. Here's hoping she
doesn't read this post before she heads out the door or she might just
call in sick....
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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