The 2020 garden season has begun. We are all under the stay-at-home guidelines for COVID-19, but that hasn’t stopped me from preparing our front yard for the new garden beds.
Our vision for the front yard has changed since I originally drew out the plans. We still plan on the northend sporting a blueberry and azalea patch, but most of the yard we intend to leave open and grassy for our new pup.
I did what I always do when preparing a bed. First, I double-dug the soil and flipped the sod to help fluff the compacted soil.
Next, I added a layer of garden compost and manure to help fertilize the soil. I then watered the area thoroughly to ensure it was soaked in. Then I covered the new bed with a thick layer of newspaper.
I did my best to preserve our large tulip garden from last year. We hope to extend those tulips all the way to the end of the garden bed.
I soaked the newspaper as I went to keep it from blowing away. Last, I covered the area with 2-inches of mulch.
Then I soaked the whole collection until sopping wet. And the new bed is ready.
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