Finished tilling the front yard this morning except for edging. Had to run some errands which took a few hours. Then got to work on the back yard.

Tilled an area at least as large as the front yard, probably larger. This whole area was all weeds, rocks, clay and mulch. So it was pretty hard to work but the tiller did great, long as I took things slow.

While tilling, kept running into debris which has been there since before I moved in. Remnants of what I once dubbed "The Pile". Today I ran into cans, pieces of plastic, electrical wire, clothesline wire, a flat plastic toolbox..and a meat cleaver. Handle broken off and a dent in the blade. Nice addition to the mismatched shoes, ashes and animal bones I found before, among other things.

While running errands, ran across some remaining $.20 lettuce and carrot seeds at WalMart. Picked up several packets of each. Spread the lettuce seeds randomly across the area by the fence. Also picked up some tulip and hyacinth bulbs and more seed green beans. Didn't get anything planted yet but the lettuce.

Going to take a break from tilling for a few days. Tired, sore, have blisters on both hands and have to work next two nights. Still, I'm happy with how far I've gotten so far.Finished tilling the front yard this morning except for edging. Had to run some errands which took a few hours. Then got to work on the back yard.

Tilled an area at least as large as the front yard, probably larger. This whole area was all weeds, rocks, clay and mulch. So it was pretty hard to work but the tiller did great, long as I took things slow.

While tilling, kept running into debris which has been there since before I moved in. Remnants of what I once dubbed "The Pile". Today I ran into cans, pieces of plastic, electrical wire, clothesline wire, a flat plastic toolbox..and a meat cleaver. Handle broken off and a dent in the blade. Nice addition to the mismatched shoes, ashes and animal bones I found before, among other things.

While running errands, ran across some remaining $.20 lettuce and carrot seeds at WalMart. Picked up several packets of each. Spread the lettuce seeds randomly across the area by the fence. Also picked up some tulip and hyacinth bulbs and more seed green beans. Didn't get anything planted yet but the lettuce.

Going to take a break from tilling for a few days. Tired, sore, have blisters on both hands and have to work next two nights. Still, I'm happy with how far I've gotten so far.