Well, it’s finally that time again. Preparing and cultivating the land is probably one of the hardest tasks of starting a garden (especially under the beating sun). Personally, I consider manual labor to be a good workout (yes, I love to workout and exercise daily). So it’s a win-win.
Take your time with this part. The soil needs to be tilled thoroughly for proper root development and water drainage plus aeration. Yes, it will take a lot out of you, but once this part is done, you will be well on your way to doing the fun stuff (like picking your crops and planting them in a nice fashion). Also, remember that when turning over your lawn patches, leave the roots exposed to the sun so that any weeds and grass can die.
I removed the border bricks and used my lawn mower to trim down the weeds and grass.
Standard gardening tools. I used the square-shaped shovel to cut out square patches from the lawn (about 6″ deep).
I simply flipped the square patches over so that the grass is on the bottom and the roots are on top.
I used the “claw” and a regular shovel to repeatedly till the earth. Final product.
Done for the day!
Garden of Harris 