Already planning the garden, 4 months before I can plant.

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But this is something that takes a lot of planning anyways in order for it to work well this year. Last year was pretty good, but since I hadn't planned well, I didn't have the best garden. This year I'm already planning on what to do out there. We have a clothes line in the middle of the yard and a small garden plot under it. I'm not going to be using that this year. I'm going to move all the rocks out that are used as a border and put them along the fence line of the main garden. This section will be seeded and only be grass. The smaller garden area by the back patio will be squared off, the way it was supposed to be. This way I can put down grass seed by the shed and have a well defined garden plot. The main garden will have rocks along the fence line so I can add more soil to the garden. The clay soil is useless for growing, so I need better soil in there. I'll be ordering a couple of yards of good soil to be put in there. I will square that garden off, the irregular shape of it doesn't allow for even and straight rows. I will be running that section of garden up to the patio stones so there's no grass in between it and the stones, less for me to have to worry about when I cut the grass. I will, since I'll be removing the middle garden section, be able to extend the main garden out at least 5' so there will be more room for what I want to grow. The problem I still have to deal with is the weeds, not an easy task as they are extremely invasive. But I will do what I can to keep them out of the main garden space this year. I have to reseed the backyard, so I will be edging the gardens, this way when I cut the grass, I don't go into the garden. I have to level the backyard before I seed it, but I'll have enough soil for that when I get it for the garden. I'm not looking forward to the hard work, but I am looking forward to the end results.