Garden 2015...The Adventure Begins
Raise your hand if you understood my nod to the movie "Remo Williams...The Adventure Begins"! No, huh? OK, I guess it's just me. Anywho, while Matt was out we got our straw bales for this year's garden - 40 bales again this year! I will not ask for a show of hands regarding who thinks we may be a bit more than slightly insane. In preparation, we have been clearing out last year's bales. Much of the bales broke down during the gardening season - after all, that's what makes this work...you create your own soil as the bales break down. But there was lots left, and most of that has been relegated to one of two compost piles. We still have some to clear out, but we'll get there! What is left from our main tomato bales. We'll plant tomatoes and basil here again this year - with marigolds in the side of the bales. These bales didn't break down nearly as much as some of the others. We may save out some of this straw for growing po