And the business continues
If you're going to garden, springtime is a lot of work. If you're planning to garden long term, it's even more work. And, if you're going to garden long term, and you're starting off with a place that hasn't been taken care of in years, all that work increases exponentially. Thankfully, this winter I bought a tractor, and that has come in very handy, and this week I sprung for a 4 stroke mini tiller. With that I can do a lot of work, but I can get it into much smaller spaces that I can with a full size tiller. Right now I'm concentrating on weed removal/control, and that small tiller is getting in a lot of digging time. Yeah, it's a lot of sweat equity now, but it'll pay big dividends later. The ultimate goal is to create and awesome gardening/landscaping space, but make it as low maintenance as possible. That will take time, but small steps daily equate to long stride in the end.
It's going to look really nice in just a few weeks. I think it's always worth it.
ReplyDeleteWe don't garden much anymore but used to have one of those small tillers and loved it.
ReplyDeleteWow you have put in a lot of work. My hubby put in 3 raised garden containers for me and the garden area we use to have is now my wildflower garden. It is nicer not to have to bend over as far so better on the back but it does dry out quicker I think so has to be watered a little more often.
ReplyDeleteHello Gene....Oh my goodness, you are very ambitious planting that garden. It looks huge. I used to love planting things but these days, I prefer to enjoy the efforts of others. ha! Getting old, I guess. My father always had a garden. Good luck with yours and have a wonderful weekend. Susan p.s. Thanks for your visits to my blog and comments, too!
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