The Garden

This is our very first garden together ever. Until now, it's been one tomato plant on the porch or something easy like geraniums. Now we have ground, People, actual land. We met the garden three weeks ago when Brekke distributed our hose to us and explained the watering system. K finally came home to Base Kamp this last weekend and we made a second trip to flush the hose. We plan to visit a third time this weekend and plant something real in the earth. They tell us the plot is 10' x 15'. We'll see how this goes. So far, it's been a great source of contention between the two of us. I hope this means that like Family Home Evening, we're doing the right thing even if the blessings aren't immediately evident. K is from Iowa, Farm Country, a place which boasts restaurants called "The Machine Shed" where you can order a platter with a registered trademark called "The Combine." I've dabbled here and there with square foot gardening and a small plot once upon a time. I want to keep the garden flat and cover it with black plastic to keep the weeds down in case we travel for extended periods of time. K wants bare ground and un-flat ROWS. Why do we need rows? What's so special about rows? Rows look like more work to me.