My new spot

This year I'm teaming up with my grandpa to help him take care of his garden and plant some stuff of my own. Here you can see the freshly tilled soil...thanks to me for running the tiller. I've never actually measured the plot but I'm thinking approximately 80ft x 40ft.



After I tilled the garden, I transplanted a row of Dwarf Siberian kale that I started from seed. I've really taken a liking to greens plus they are really nutritious. To the right of the kale and in the back is a short row of Swiss Chard that just started to sprout. Unfortunately you can't see from the picture.



The hallmark of the garden for me will be tomatoes. I'll be growing at least a row of Roma tomatoes that we'll use for canning purposes along with another row of beefsteaks and other slicing type tomatoes. I started the Roma's from seed around St. Patrick's Day and they really took off under the lights in a warm part of my basement. I brought them down to my grandpa's and potted them up into larger containers. Hopefully I can hold them off at least another two weeks before they need to be planted. The second picture shows the slicing tomatoes I started from seed which are growing under lights in my basement. These are the Super Beefsteak and Endless Summer varieties.