My Garden is Planted & I’m Exhausted

I took advantage of the really good weather over the last week and holiday weekend, and planted my entire 35 foot x 35 foot garden.

Before planting anything I first had to prepare the ground by turning over the dirt with a shovel, tilled the ground with a small Mantis tiller, built two raised beds, & marked out all the rows.  I definitely got my full share of exercise, & then some.

I transplanted over 100 tomato plants in 7 varieties . . . Big Beef, Sunny Goliath (orange), Early Girl, Lemon Boy (yellow), Yellow Jellybean (yellow grape), Red Jellybean (red grape), and my all-time favorite, a small red plum tomato called Juliet.

I also transplanted over 100 pepper plants including the Jalapeno, Cayenne, Cubanelle, Anaheim Chili, and Bell varieties.  Other transplants included 200 Onions & Leeks, and dozens of Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Basil and Parsley plants.  All the transplants (except onions) were started for me by my Dad in his greenhouse up North.

As for seeds, I planted Carrots, Radishes, Beets, Leaf Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Spinach, Bush Beans, Pole Beans, Peas, Cucumbers, Salad Greens, Dill, and Zucchini Squash.

I’m exhausted, my muscles are sore and stiff, my back is aching, my sunburn is stingin’, and the worn out sole fell right off one of my work boots, but I enjoyed every minute of it.

Labels: Home and Garden