My urban farm

I am so excited. I put in a vegetable garden! It's very thrilling for me because I didn't think that I'd ever get to have one. I have a very small yard, so putting one in was a big decision. It required removing the only little bit of grass that I had. I'm okay with that though because grass, when it's as small of an area as this was, is a waste of space sometimes. Also, since my house is the front of our little pod, I'm going to have to make this new plot of dirt look good all year round, so it's an extra challenge.

To start, I had to remove my grass, which could only be described as the crapiest crapfest of crap ever. It was this horrible layer of sod that set like cement on top of the hardest soil on earth. Once I was able to pull away the mesh/clay/grass crap, I had the pleasure of busting up the wretched mixture of dirt, concrete chunks, rocks and roots that lay beneath. After three hours of tilling the soil and turning over the hard clay, I was able to mix in enough compost/potting soil that the ground now looks like a garden. It's beautiful and smells like...dirt.

Once the back-breaking toil was completed, it was time for the planning and planting. I had to think hard about what sort of vegetables I would actually use if I had them available. It came down to peppers, tomatoes and little squash types. Those and some herbs...oh and green beans...oh, and radishes...and... I must be stopped.

The next steps are under way. These include a bean structure, stepping stones and borders. I'll post pictures soon!