I got my tomato seed in the seed trays last weekend and dug up one garden. My little tiller died a couple of years ago, so I have been renting the one at our local hardware store. Unfortunately, theirs did not run, so I dug up the soil with a fork. I have two 8’ X 20’ gardens, and will dig the other one this weekend. I have a 5 gallon bucket full of shallots that were fully grown. I also have one row of onions in the un dug garden that are about half grown.
My compost piles have been dumped into the gardens, along with some cow manure. I have several bags of leaves and lawn clippings that will be turned into compost. The garden has great soil now that all the organic matter has been added.
We dug up some elephant garlic at the farm, so I have those growing as well. I have never grown that, so will see how it does. My sister has been growing and using it for years, so it must be a great addition to gardens.
I started my seeds 10 days ago. I was thinking that I was running late, but maybe not. All the garden centers have seedlings out, so I picked up several to cover all my bases. If I can get my garden finished up today and tomorrow, I will get the store bought ones in the ground over the weekend.
Garlic HATES weeds.
I’ve done garlic and if you want a good crop, you have to keep it meticulously weeded but it’s worth it when the crop comes in.