Spring's here, and the garden's doing well. I thought I'd post my 9 year old garden that has evolved into a pretty productive clump of dirt. We've added tons of organic material into the beds, and the compost pile is ready for a turnover. As of today, we have red and yukon gold potatoes, squash, zucchini, red and 1015 onions, and garlic up and going. Tomatoes, okra, and green beans like the warmer weather, and they will be added next week.
I won't say we've gone 100% organic, but I can't remember the last time we sprayed pesticides on the plants other than homemade pepper solutions. The soil has evolved into a very rich mix, and the only fertilizer we use is on tomatoes. I'm on my 3rd broadfork, and I rarely drag the Mantis tiller out anymore.
Picking weeds is always a PITA, so we quit doing it. We load the beds with straw, which helps keep moisture, and block out weeds. We burn the beds each spring, and then till or fork in all the burnt straw.
The fence is up to keep the sticken' does out of our garden.
