Our Garden is Finally Tilled!

Wow! I didn't even till the garden and I'm exhausted. I love my fiance! He tilled it for me. We borrowed a tiller from our friend. I worked on breaking up the clumps and getting all the grass out. That is hard work! There is so much grass! Tim tilled it twice and I don't want to ask him to do it again because this is his weekend home. I am so excited to get my vegetables in the garden. I know that I am starting very late but better late than never as I see it. My tomatoes are doing good in their containers and I bought a strawberry plant the other day. Who else is doing gardens this year and how are your plants doing? My neighbor's garden doesn't seem to be doing too well. It's been below average weatherwise around here lately. It finally feels warm enough this weekend. I'm going to work as quickly as I can to get the grass out of my garden and then I'll plant the seeds. Wish me luck!

Gardening Update

So I took my first step towards my garden this year! I got a Target giftcard from the paralegals I work for. I bought some garden tools and some seeds. I will officially be trying this spring the following fruits and vegetables: tomatoes (cherry and whole), lettuce, pumpkins, carrots, bush beans, watermelon and peas. I also bought a small fence for around the garden and some plant food. Should I be buying fertilizer? I'm still so new to all of this. I need to figure out exactly where my garden will be. I'm really excited but also nervous. I guess it is all a learning experience. Any advice that you have is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Gardening

I am so excited to try gardening this spring! This is my first house with a real yard and I want to grow everything. One to save money but also because it sounds like fun. It also seems to be a relaxing hobby. I rather be gardening than watching tv, which seems to be my hobby of choice right now. I am going to try peas, bush beans, lettuce, spinach, carrots and tomatoes. My fiance would also like me to try watermelons and pumpkins but we will see. I don't want to overwhelm myself at first. How did your first garden go? How much time did you invest to it? I am very excited but also scared because it is something new and I don't want to mess up. I will post my progress as something starts to happen! Have a great weekend!