Got out for a bit and raked some of the weeds off the garden beds. It was in the low 40's and the sun was still too low to get much warmth, but I was ordered out of the house by Melen because she needed quiet to do some on-line coursework for school.
Getting the garden beds ready to get the tiller in there. Still too wet. We have not had a garden for 2 years because we had done so much traveling in the summers so the beds were over-grown but still generally in tact. Just have to use a bit of elbow grease to get them back into planting shape.
A tree fell into the garden over the winter, ground is too wet to get the tractor down to pull it out. It's laying over a couple paths and a couple of the smaller planting beds. Removing it is a low priority because I probably won't be getting those beds planted at all.
We are not planning to plant the entire garden, mainly the onions, tomatoes and peppers. Those are our favorites. So I'm going to need 3, maybe 4 of the 10 beds we have down there.
I was able to order started pepper and tomato plants, they should be delivered next week so that is a bonus. We tend to fail at seed starting. We switched to plant buying for most of our gardening several years ago and that works better for us. That said, I'm not going to the garden center to buy plants, just don't want to take the risk.
Onion sets were also acquired.
I want to try growing sweet potatoes, found starters on-line and those will be delivered. Never tried any potatoes because we have thin soil over clay. I'm going to have to build a mound? Or a special deep bed? Not really sure. I guess I'll figure it out?
Her next class is starting soon so I will be going back out to the garden to do a bit more work. I find that with my arthritis, working for an hour, taking a rest, working again, etc etc etc tends to be best for me. Trying to work long durations without resting usually ends up making me miserable for 2 or 3 days.