The garden dozed off last fall without anyone noticing. We just left everything sitting out over the winter, including the deer netting and four patio chairs used to support it. There were even tomato carcasses still hanging from their cages.
But . . . we’ve only just spent two evenings plus one other time. So far we have whacked all the weeds–inside and out–and turned over four beds with the fork. Tonight we raked up and burned all the sticks that were littering the yard. Although there are plenty more, we got a good start.
One more shocker today: when I removed the cover on the seed pots I planted three days ago, they were coming up!!! Italian Heirlooms and Opalkas are our tomatoes of choice this year. I expect the Opalkas will take a little longer since the electric warmer does not seem to be working.