Looking at my backyard, I feel that it is mostly wasted space. The entire space was previously lawn, and a chore to cut almost weekly during the summer. I do not use this space for much of anything so I decided to reclaim some of it for additional garden space.
The soil is medium clay and will need to be amended in order to be useful for a garden. I just began the process of removing the sod (turning it over) and afterwards I will add lime and organic material over the top. After a short while I should be able to till it in and the space will resemble something more suited to gardening.I have not decided on a crop to plant this year, so I will just plant a cover crop to further amend the soil and keep it from getting compressed and generally looking bad.
This really is a large space and I may have underestimated the amount of work needed to dig it all up, but at least I will be in better physical shape for it! I have several days of digging (and moving a cherry tree) ahead of me now. It will sure be nice when this side project is complete.
