Getting the vegetables all planted is the target for this week, and this requires dirt. Jesse and I went to Colorado Materials for our dirt. Colorado Materials is not one of your fancy-schmantsy landscaping places--drive up your truck and the dirt mover will load it with a ton of the dirt of your preference. In our case, we wanted the blackest stuff they had, Royal Class 1 Compost. Total cost for one ton: $35.65. Compare that to your pricey little bags at Home Depot or Walmart.
Once home, Jesse grabbed his flat shovel and wheel barrow and set out to unload his beloved truck, Red Beauty, which took all afternoon. When sweaty handsome honey finished, all the planters and beds were reinforced with the Royal Class 1 Compost, barely enough left for the last big round pot Jesse is painting.
We've been searching out the biggest pots we could find at yard sales and thrift stores and painting. The very back yard is "my" spot, which we are turning into a shade garden of purple and white. The side yard will have the veges and the vine-covered pergola. The front yard and porch are a riot of flowers already.
The Senior Center sponsored seminars by the garden club to teach us about dirt (should be one-third clay, one-third sand, one-third loam for best results) and about starting seedlings. The peppers Jesse transplanted today were given then. I always knew old people like to garden and tend to spend excessive effort on their yards. Now that I'm a Senior, I notice it to be a pleasant way to pass a summer day.
And that's all the dirt for today.