• Apr 11
• Apr 13

Our 2015 Backyard Produce Garden

Apr 11

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015, I cleaned out our garden. It was loaded with oak leaves that fell in the garden, along with a lot of leaves that I raked onto the garden. Other debris, containers, and firewood needed removed.

I worked the soil with a small shovel, smoothed it with a rake, and worked it again with the shovel. I removed roots.

When I removed the thick layer of leaves, I found two sorrel plants that were growing. Small leaves, about 2 to 3 inches long, grew on each plant. One plant grew in the west bed, and the other grew in the middle bed.

A couple strawberry plants seemed to be okay, but I'll probably remove them.

Apr 13

On Mon, Apr 13, I worked the soil again with the shovel and smoothed it with a rake. Then I planted five rows of lettuce, five rows of carrots, and five rows of arugula. All from seeds that we bought last September at the Country Living Festival in Columbus. The seeds overwintered in plastic containers, located in the garage.

My Apr 13 plantings filled the east and middle beds. I have no idea if these seeds will perform. Good test.

I'll keep it simple this year by planting:

• sorrel
• lettuce
• carrots
• tomatoes
• green beans
• peppers

I'll use the four containers to grow tomatoes again. I might plant six tomato plants in the garden. Then 6 rows or approx 24 squares will be devoted to beans and peppers.

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