Plot progress in 2012

I was thinking back yesterday (sadly, weather was too nasty to work outside) about progress that's been made since the beginning of 2012.  I know a good bit more about vegetable gardening than I did a year ago.  I like to delude myself of that, anyway.  From a tangible standpoint, though, the plot is far more advanced than a year ago.

I took this picture June 1, 2012.  At this point, only about 1/3 of all the boxes were in, paths hadn't been weeded and no newspaper/mulch weed barrier installed, just the paltry bit leftover from 2011 where we didn't know what was the "right" amount.  The arbor may not even have been a dream at this point.  The only crops doing anything were snow peas (front right box) and a small number of the English peas (back right box).

Taken inside the gate - June 2012

I really don't remember the details, but apparently there was a lot of progress made by mid/late June.  Tomatoes, peppers, and basil had been transplanted.  Cucumbers were coming up.  I also had started lashing together an arbor of bamboo poles.

Lesson learned: Natural fiber twine breaks down very quickly in the environment.

Lashed cucumber arbor - June 18, 2012

 An update from November, 2012.

The left photo is from about the same place as the picture taken June 1.  An initial layer of the newspaper/mulch can be seen.  Far more boxes are in.

The right picture shows a combination of bare earth, old newspaper/mulch from where it was placed in the summer, and newspaper/mulch that was freshly laid.  It looks to have been taken a little after the left picture judging by progress made.  A second layer of mulch can also be seen on top of old mulching in and around the middle of the picture judging by the amount of the boxes visible (1"-2" vs ~6" with little to mulching). 

Inside gate - Nov 2012

Next to compost bin - Nov 2012

An update from December 2012.

More pathway newspaper/mulching, most boxes were winterized.  Onions (both varieties) and garlic were in.  The two boxes in the foreground with all the mess were being used as a collection point for weeding I was doing in paths near to the gate (foreground).

Inside gate - Dec 2012