As usual, I used John Jeavons' method of double-digging the ground, then I added some regular compost. I alternate by year between organic chicken manure and garden compost. Next up, a trip to Portland Nursery to get some tomato starts, a couple cucumber plants, three basils and a variety of hot pepper plants. Maybe I'll plant a couple squash as well -- although the family gets pretty tired of zucchini early on.
Remind me to take some photos of the tomato varieties I plant. That way, at the end of the year, when the garden is lush and tangled, I can still figure out whether the hefty tomatoes are Germans or Better Boys. I'm starting about a week later than normal, but with the late cold spring (it was 34 degrees F on Mt. Hood when we camped at Timothy Lake on Memorial Day weekend) I figure it's not that much of a disadvantage.
Meanwhile, if you've already got your garden planted, or you prefer to read rather than dig, I suggest checking out William Alexander
's "The $64 Tomato
" (here's my book review).Also, if you're not int
