Wow, ok! Thank you for that tip! As of right now, the spinach is looking pretty good but I still haven't seen any carrot sprouts yet :(
As of now, since all my plants are kind of staggered, I'd say I have about 12-18 inches between each plant, but my rows themselves are only 12 inches between the plants, which I hope is enough room, but again, trial and error is the best teacher in my opinion!
After reading this, I definitely need to go out and check the chocolate mint we have outside and see just how far it's spread because it's been there for many years, my fiance's family planted them a while ago for decoration haha. As for the herbs, I'm really glad that I didn't buy own of those starter kits that you put inside on a window sill! Those may definitely have there own spot in the garden then!
I personally didn't want to use the chicken wire, but we had a good sized roll here at the house that was the perfect size to put up to temporarily keep critters out. I definitely don't want rusty metal hanging out in the garden, that's for sure, so I'll definitely start making some plans to build my own fence soon! (I really enjoy DIY projects!)
Holy cow, I'm glad I found you on here then! I wouldn't have even realized that you couldn't mulch hay from the bale! Thank you so much for all your help! I'm learning so much already and am so excited to apply all this knowledge to the rest of our gardening this year, as well as the many years to come!
I am glad to be of help. If you have other questions about gardening, just ask. I don't mind answering, as i'd like everyone to be successful at gardening. :))
Well thank you very much for that! I truly appreciate all of your help! And I hope that you have a very bountiful season as well! I'll make sure to keep you updated on how things are going! :)