More Activity than an Old Folk's Home

Now, for the sake of catching up, we're going to try to list all our recent activity, and believe me, it is extensive. You'd be surprised what can happen in two weeks (through 5/15).

To begin with, we planted our strawberries. Not only did we plant them, but within the week, we harvested our first berry. We cut it in thirds and shared it's deliciousness. It was a moment I will never forget. Ever.

Two days later, we spotted a bird chowing down on a red berry, and decided enough was enough. We figured that we needed something scary enough to keep both bird and woman away from the garden. Fortunately, our neighbor Kyle had just the thing:

Yes, its a Mustached Garden Pirate (in case you didn't recognize it)

The pirate aspect is for the birds, and the mustache for the ladies (no threats to date from the womenfolk). The next day we lost another two berries to the birds.

Our buddy Andy ("the man who can") volunteered two "signs", which I believe were part of a bathtub packing system. To date they remain blank. We are still looking to commission (for free) an artist.

Our lettuce was embarrassed due to the success of it's neighboring peas, so we planted a few plgrows of carrots to give it something to look down on. If you are wondering, the garden is about 18 inches deep, so carrots should grow in nicely.

As shown in the picture above, we implemented a professional irrigation system. Yes, we dug a furrow, with a measuring cup. The professional system did not come without costs, though. In fact, we decided to dig it right through the middle of our non-growing peppers, which were probably consumed by the worms in our soil (a small price to pay for natural aeration).

On both sides of the furrow we planted some plgrows of corn, and a few sunflowers.

The next week, we grew impatient and planted our tomatoes. We tested the irrigation system (works like a dream), and marveled at our broccoli coming up in the back right section. Life is good in the parking lot garden.