Spring has sprung, well sort of, depending on the day. The flowers are in bloom and vegetables beg to be planted, yet the weatherman is calling for frost tonight. Let's hope the temperatures don't get too cold.
We worry you see, because we've spent a majority of the last few nice weekends outside trying to tame the jungle that is our backyard. Back, way beyond the house, sits a land of thorns and vines that grow up, sideways, around, and through the earth. Kade's used power tools (insert Tim Allen's Home Improvement trademark noise here), I've used handed down garden rakes and our hands to get these invasive plants cleared. To us, we've cleared acres. To the average person who doesn't see our yard on a daily basis, we've barely scratched the surface. Either way, the yard is starting to resemble a yard, not a wild portion of the Amazon minus the cool birds.
Pretty pink azaleas
Step 1: Clear out enormous amount of brush from the backyard (This snow pic is the only pic I could find of the gigantic hot mess back there.)
Step 2. Drag out cut and cleared brush
Step 3: Keep dragging brush.Note: Thorns will make you bleed and vines will trip you.
Step 4: Continue to cuss at the vines hugging each other, tangled in the ground, wrapped around your trees and entangling your legs.Beware: These vines are nasty and they win at tug-o-war every time!
Step 5: Get land cleared for a spring garden.
Step 6: Buy tiller from Home Depot (of course Kade got a deal people) and prepare the ground for vegetables!
Step 7: Plant 27 tomato plants, 27 pepper plants, 60 onions, radishes, okra, green beans, peas, carrots, lettuce, and cabbage.Step 8: Pray for sun, rain, and minimal frost. And a bumper crop!
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