forking the garden soil loose

i dont have a tiller, and after using them twice in my life i'm not sure i even want one for regular use. so instead i use a garden fork to loosen up the soil each spring. this side is done and loose.


this side is not, its still compacted. especially after all the trampling around i did replacing the fences.


all loosened up


i planted peas outdoors


molly checking them out from the other side of the fence


i should have waited another week or two to transplant the peas outside, but they were getting too big for their pots and i didnt want to repot. about half died. the others are about halfway up the trellis now.