In the beginning....

...there was weeding, weeding and more weeding.  On May 9, my good buddy Chris popped over and helped me with my rototiller and lawn mower.   He's great with motors and anything mechanical.   Last year we changed the spark plug and filters on the mower and this year we changed the spark plug and filter on the rototiller.   The rototiller still has a hard time starting after sitting all winter.

So today after even more and more weeding over the last week, Chris popped over again to help because I don't have the strength to start the rototiller.   I have this other technique with the mower with the rip cord where I pull the cord and push the lawn mower away and voila it starts without much needed strength  :)

Thankfully,  Chris was able to start the rototiller straight away made two passes on my garden one east to west and the other north to south.  I was so grateful because I'm too sore this year to actually do the tilling because I prepped the garden way better than in the past.  While he was tilling, I was picking up the last bits of quack grass roots.  A huge Thank you to Chris!

After the last raking it is finally ready for planting the victory garden.

Rototilled and raked garden 23' x 45'

My knees are swollen and a sore back, the Epsom bath with baking soda was wonderful and I'll be slathering on the tiger balm and laying down.  Hopefully tomorrow I'll be ready to start planting.

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