TG has worked very hard to get the backyard cleaned off and a garden planted. Our neighbor told someone he knew who had a small bulldozer about our desire to level the backyard. It was hard as a rock from no rain for a long time and there were holes, weeds, grass, rocks and other debris scattered all around. The neighbor said everyone used the backyard as a dumping ground while the property was vacant. Not any more! The gate on the side has a padlock and the front entrance gate is kept closed and locked.
Two men came with the small bulldozer and worked less than an hour, grading the back yard and pushing the stuff into a pile. The cost was $16.00 U.S. which is just unbelievable for two men and the equipment. TG and other workers picked up rocks, burned some stuff and put the rest in sacks to be picked up by the garbage service.
A young soldier on leave, worked two days digging up the garden space. The first day, he and TG worked to install a very strong bamboo frame and attached clear plastic across the top to keep the hot sun from burning the young plants. The next day they laid out the beds for the vegetables, dug in the hard soil to make trenches for the thin concrete block that was used to make the frames for the beds.
TG planted four papaya trees and one lime tree.
She has other papaya seeds coming up as well as cucumber, lettuce and other vegetables.
The garden transformed the backyard into a great landscape with banana trees and mango trees surrounding the fence.
We have enjoyed the bananas since we arrived and there are currently 3 bunches large enough to cut soon. Most of the mango trees have some fruit at various stages of maturity but none are ripe at this time.
TG drew the plans, purchased all of the supplies, seeds and supervised the entire project. She knew exactly what she wanted in the garden and she has taken a great deal of pride getting it underway. She is definitely a master gardener in our estimation!
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