Backyard garden

I started getting my garden ready for this season. I have clay dirt in my yard (all over my property for that matter). And anyone that knows anything about clay dirt knows that it does not drain. After a soaking rain I have puddles in my yard that look like ponds and don't drain for days at a time. So I knew that if I did a garden the plants would be drowned in no time at all. Besides, clay dirt is VERY HARD to dig. So after thinking of what to do, I came up with a plan.

I built 2 raised beds, put down landscape fabric and filled them with bedding soil. Of course I used pressure treated wood and galvanized screws.
















I used stakes in the corners and drove them into the ground for stability.

























This one I built with 1x4's and use for growing tomatoes, basil, peppers and other vegetables.








This one I used 1x6's and use it for growing garlic. Garlic gets planted in September/October and is harvested in July/August. Since I did not plant garlic last year, I am going to use this one for tomatoes only and the other for everything else. Tomato plants need a lot of room to grow. When I planted them in the other garden with everything else, they were too close and almost got choked out. So now I will have more room to grow more peppers. I am going to grow habanero peppers because they are are to find. I enjoy gardening with Baileigh and she loves it. She never touches the peppers because "they are hot".