1 October 2000

I spent the better part of a day rototilling the garden. I have a Troy-bilt Pony rear-tine tiller that I picked up used a couple of years ago. Someday I'll find a hiller attachment for it.

4 January 2001

Well, the ground is frozen and I wasn't able to find the time to till in the contents of my compost bin that has been slowly decomposing for about the past two years. I'll have to get that done early this year as I doubled the size of the garden. I also have to replace and extend the fencing.

The seed catalogs have started showing up in my mailbox -- that's a good sign that I'll soon be outdoors playing in the dirt. Of course, now I need to think about what to grow this year. I've been toying with the idea of trying to grow sweet corn but I'm not sure I have the room for it. For now, I guess I'll keep reading A Northeast Gardener's Year by Lee Reich.

15 January 2001

I'm starting to think of what I want to grow this year. So far the list is impressive considering the size of my garden. I just might have to accidentally let the rototiller wander a bit in the spring.

Vegetables

Corn	Squash	Pole Beans	Lima Beans
Snow Peas	Onions	Red Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes
Carrots	Radishes	Beets	Broccoli
Spinach	Romaine Lettuce	Red Leaf Lettuce	Mesclun mix
Green Bell Peppers	Sweet Red Peppers	Jalapeno Peppers	Eggplant
Tomatoes	Cherry Tomatoes	Cucumber	Pumpkin
Brussell Sprouts

Herbs

Garlic	Garlic Chives	Oregano	Sweet Basil
Fennel	Dill	Rosemary	Thyme