Better Late Than Never

I started this spring with a very small garden plot. VERY small. It measures approximately 5' x 14', which is not much space. Currently growing I have:

• 3 zucchini plants
• 1 lima bean plant
• 3 sugar pea plants
• 3 green bean plants
• 4 watermelon plants
• 3 tomato plants

Not exactly a bountiful harvest, you know?

In addition, on my patio in containers, I have:

• 1 tomato plant
• 2 strawberry plants
• 2 basil plants
• 2 stevia plants
• 1 dwarf pea plant
• 1 bush bean plant

Again, not exactly the kind of crop that's going to feed my family more than a meal or two.

Of course, this is only what is currently growing. I planted more lima bean seeds than just one, and I also have a few more patio pots of herbs, peas and beans that have yet to actually produce even the smallest of sprouts. They are just pots of dirt right now. But there's still hope, right?

Despite the massive harvest I expect to get from my current plants, I felt a little...well...sad that a few little beans and a couple of tomatoes were likely to be the only food I produced this year. So this morning I started digging up a new spot in my yard for another garden plot.

Yes, I know I'm a little late.

I spent about four hours turning over the ground in a space that measures about 7' x 12'. It was pretty good exercise, although I got a little sunburned, too. I still need to really break up the earth (lots of clay soil here) and till it deeper, but today I made a good start. I'm going to plant either corn (my dad says I got another month yet to safely get corn in the ground) or wait and do some fall plants like pumpkins or garlic.

So yeah, I know it's a little late to be prepping a new garden spot. But hey... better late than never, right?