We're making progress on the garden, lately and it's the second week of Tuesday Talk! My mom is arriving TOMORROW night and I can't wait to have her Greene thumb (pun on her last name, there *wink) working with me on getting our garden started!
I am happy to report that the grass has deadened quite a bit since my last garden update! If you remember, we left off with the plot covered in tarps and concrete tiles with thick green grass underneath. We'd purchased some tools and gloves and laid in wait to utilize them!
Here are the progress pictures from our labors! My husband worked the rake and hoe (which we got for free!!) to start getting at the grass roots, and I would work after him with the garden claw. The best time to work the garden and remove the grass was on a cloudy day, after the rain. The soil was loosened and damp, and therefore easier to till.
Step 1 || REMOVE the tarps and concrete slabs. The grass looks much deader, eh?! Some tough ol' grass was still growing strong in the tarp seams, but for the most part, I think our coverage work was a success. I planned on reusing those trash bags, but ahem... I'm not sure where they ended up. No need to complain, though, because I'm thankful for my husband's help!
Step 2 || RIP UP THE GRASS - Dead grass doesn't just disappear, apparently :) unless it was covered forever -- ours was covered for about a month. The garden hoe worked well for chopping up the long grassroots and worked much better than the metal rake for this job.
STEP 3 || Was the DETAIL WORK to get to the actual soil. I grabbed these tools and dug away for a nice sit-down task. I'm not quite done with the whole garden, but I decided to give my body a rest and not strain too much -- hello 3rd trimester :)
And there you have it! No additional cost for this stage of the gardening process (unless you needed to buy a hoe or rake) -- only some grunt work on your part! Check out that contrast below! Progress, people, progress :)
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