Our front garden used to be my favorite growing spot. It began with B+ soil, while the rest of our core homestead was closer to a D. But, over time, I improved the soil everywhere else...which allowed the front garden's inherent flaws to shine through. First of all, there's the wacky layout, with lots of little beds dug before I knew any better. Then there's the fact that this area turns into permafrost in the winter and even in the summer only the very center of the front garden counts as full sun. Which is all a long way of saying --- the front garden is now my least favorite gardening spot, so it tends to get neglected. Time for a hard reboot!

First step --- a close mow of the aisles so we can see what we're working with. Next step --- trick Kayla into coming over to help me move dirt. Here's hoping she doesn't read this post before she heads out the door or she might just call in sick....