We have a garden also. About a 15x20 ft area. Hubby had to replant beans yesterday . The birds and another critter ( we think its a bunny) are eating the plants. We did the redneck thing and put sticks with pop cans tied to them to help keep the critters away. Hopefully it will help some. We also got peas, beets, cabbage, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers,lettuce , radishes and strawberries out there. Very compact garden lol. And we do have strawberries ready to be picked also. Yummy!!

Montygirl... can you rent a tiller? Might help get it started that way. You'll have to do hoeing and all that in between... but at least renting wouldnt be so much? Just a thought.