Hi PAW Last year was the start of it all for me as far as vegetable
gardening goes. I dug a few holes in the lawn out back and put in a
dozen and a half tomato plants. They done great. They were all hybrids
I bought from a local nursery as transplants. This year things will be
a bit different. I bought grow lights and all kinds of vegetable seeds.
About half are hybrid and half heirloom seeds and yes in the future I do
plan on saving some of the heirloom seeds. I even decided to put in an
asparagus bed which should be good for quite a few years into the
future. Right now I'm into the hard part. Digging up the sod by hand
with a spade. I want to create wide rows about 3' wide so I can work
them from either side. When finished I hope to have dug about 250 sq.
ft. of garden space. I'm only growing for my wife and I so I figure
that should be big enough with plenty left for friends and neighbors who
would enjoy a few fresh veggies. Right now we have snow on the ground
and I hope I can get out there and start digging again come mid March.
I must have the beds finished by mid April as that's when my asparagus
crowns and onion sets will be shipped to me. My soil is clay so I must
dig in lots of organic matter. Lot's of hard work still ahead for this
old man........LOL

Rich