I decided today to clear a little more of the morning glory and plant beans and peas to replace it. I cleared the vines, dug up what I could of the roots, put some found wood around the edge, and added soil-building compost to the top. I mixed the compost in about an inch and planted two little rows (from left to right) of Henderson Bush Lima Beans, Champion of England Peas, and Painted Lady Improved Runner Beans. I put the wire in to protect the beds from the dogs. I will put a trellis in the middle for the front row to grow up. The back row will go up the fence. I actually found a little tag from some pea starters indicating that someone else had the same idea about this stretch of ground at some point in the past.
This is the watermelon patch reclaimed from morning glory, a weird black box that says 'up' in red, and a small trash can with charcoal in it. I put 8 seeds in a 12" mound to the right. I need to find out if I can use the rest of the garden. I'm not completely sure how watermelons grow. The package says that you shouldn't create these mounds closer than 8' from each other, but I don't know if you can put other stuff in there.
I put soil-building compost around the kale and arugula in the patch adjacent to the back of the house. I also did a little weeding which ended in me ripping up one of my 4 kale seedlings. I replanted it and am hoping for the best.
These are the tiny kale seedlings. I think they are anyway. They are too small and sparse for me to actually taste one to be sure.
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