Here's the view of the left side of the garden. The blue tarp is still down to prevent the Bermuda grass from taking over completely. The next step for this area is to remove the tarp and the raised beds then till it. Once tilled I'll remove as many Bermuda roots as possible. I know I'll miss a few rhizomes but drastic measures must be taken to beat back the Bermuda.
On the right side of the garden I have quite a mess of strawberries. Fortunately I didn't take a before picture when the strands of Johnson grass were still poking through the strawberry foliage. You'll just have to imagine it! The patch of green way in the back is a combination of asparagus and chickweed. Definitely not the ideal planting companion to asparagus! Chickweed just seems to invade everywhere this time of year. Fortunately it's one of the easiest weeds to pull which is quite satisfying!
Now I can show you the good side of the garden. Here we have garlic interplanted with a combination of lettuce and spinach. There's probably some cilantro here and there too since I seem to have it everywhere. Sure makes me wonder why it's so expensive in the stores when it grows so well all on it's own!
Here are a few more of the seedlings. I have the supplies for the PVC coldframe that will eventually be covering the greens but I don't have it all pieced together yet. Soon!
There's no shortage of work to be done even though the cold weather is arriving. I'm going to miss those warm fall days. We'll get a few here and there but definitely not enough to suit my tastes!
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