Journal of a Gardener

June 11, 2008

I tilled (except for the middle between the pole beans) this morning.  The ground is in good condition and the weeds and grass are under control.  I also harvested lettuce, Swiss chard, and the rest of the radishes from the first planting.  We are having great salads every day now and are sharing salad greens with Morris and Edith.    

RAISED BEDS -  I forgot to record that yesterday we added some clay soil to the raised beds to give more body to the soil.  Water and nutrients were leaching through the beds too quickly.  We shoveled in three or four inches of the heavier dirt and mixed it between our plants with our existing dirt.  Four residents from Culpepper helped Audrey, Sharon and me with the project.