Yesterday was the first day of summer! And today we finished our patio by planting our urban garden and plants. J and I were not planning on having so many vegetables, but once we got started planting we realized that we had more room for our garden than we thought! So we planted several types of squash, tomatoes (I transplanted my three plants that were previously in planters), a watermelon, strawberries, several types of peppers and some herbs. I'm pretty excited to see what we grow. Technically we were a bit late in the planting season, but now that the patio and planting areas are finished we can get a jump start next year and add beans and cucumbers next year. For now, I plan to nurse my urban garden to fruition.
It's been so amazing to see the patio transformation. J started with a giant dirt pile and brought in limestone rocks from the local crusher yard. The patio is sloped ever so slightly so the water drains into the alley (through the cool drain system J put in). Before he put in the drain system, we got a huge storm that dropped 8 inches of rain. So the patio looked like this...
After the drain was finished, J laid the pavers and created our patio. There were LOTS of pavers to be laid.
Finally, it was time to create the planting areas. J brought in some good black dirt and enriched dirt to mix in with it, so eventually they were built and ready for planting! We're really excited with the final product.
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