I will be planting my tomato plants and veggie's soon.
Typically here in my area I do not put them in the ground until Mothers Day (in and around).
A few rows of tomatoes, a few rows of Peppers. A couple of eggplants, zucchini squash and cucumbers. Gardens gets a little bigger each year.
Let me know when you plant and what you put in if you do. If you don't, try it. It's really rewarding and fun. If a garden not available do a patio potted vegetable plant.
It's still too soon for me. I live up in the Sierra foothills in California, and spring is a fickle thing here. The last few years I've started too early and saw little return. One year was even snow after a false spring.
This year, I'll wait a few weeks longer and go heavy on the water!
Another week for me here in NY. \ However if you where here tonight you think we were not even close to planting season. Cold and Windy today, going down to 37% tonight.
Nice, I do my herb garden in planters, outside my base garden.
Only because I like to give them thier own space away from the bigger plants.
Do you need to add richer soil in to your garden every year, I've heard in The Carolina's the soil can be either very sandy or clay? Yes, you dig down a few inches and hit sand. Not all over NC but here in the Sand hills region of NC. We also have our herbs separately in planters and always have to add new soil and a little cow poo
My husband does a similar garden to yours, DP, tomatoes, cukes, eggplant, etc. Last June, we got two hens, so he's anxious to use the manure as fertilizer. He heard it's great stuff.
Oh Yes, good move. We have a friend who is doing the same and their garden flourished last season. Depending on the size of garden depends of course how much to use, if huge garden, put it all in. If smaller be sure to spread and work into the dirt fully. All elements of the dirt are important.
Holy crap, buy a spreader and do it yourself, I paid someone to do this for 20 years. Its easy and fun. However I did have to buy a spreader and of course all the shit to pour into it. I really enjoy doing ti, its rewarding.