From my experience last year I knew I needed to work on the layout of the garden and Improve the type of mulch. I tilled in about a ton of rotted manure after shoveling it into the garden by hand. Then through inspiration I decided to pile the tilled dirt from the isles onto the rows where it would actually be used forming raised rows. These were covered with plastic and dirt on top of that.
The miracle came when I could not find the time to get this fancy design done until after Easter. Work and church callings kept me just busy enough to keep my plants out of the garden. Then came a nasty hail storm that would have pulverized everything in my garden. So that which was so frustrating was a blessing. I even had my garden plants in the flats laid out in the garden, but moved them the night before so I could spray bug killer. My garden was spared because of faithfully fulfilling my calling.
Now my garden is in and growing thanks to the help of the in-laws. The list of garden plants this year is quite long. But for fun I will include it anyway: Peppers, okra, pinto beans, green beans, beets, blackberries, potatoes, sunflowers, cabbage, cantaloupe, watermelon, pumpkin, zucchini, peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, corn.
Note: The cantaloupes are supposed to get to 10 lbs. Watermelons and pumpkins over 100lbs.
2 comments:
thats awesome! you planted so much cool stuff. Unfortunately even though my family had a garden every year I can remember while growing up, my arizona garden is barely surviving. none of the seeds i planted came up and my tomato plants are barely hanging on. GRR
Awesome garden, I hear things grow way better in the heat of Phoenix!
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