Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol and the surrounding area
I'll build your vegetable garden and keep it alive
Most backyard gardens die in July. Not because people stop caring, but because June is when the weeds win and nobody has a plan for what happens after the tomatoes go in. I set the garden up right, then come back every two weeks and do the part you don't have time for.
I'll tell you what will grow there. No charge, no visit required.
Two services. Use one or both.
Garden setup
I plan the beds, prep the soil, and plant the first season with you. You end up with a garden that's laid out for our climate and a written plan for what goes in when. $185 per 4x8 bed.
Ongoing care
I come every two weeks from March through October. Weeding, watering checks, pruning, pest problems, succession planting, and swapping crops out as the seasons turn. Starts at $115 a month.
Nobody likes surprises on an invoice, so here it is
You provide
- The soil and compost
- The seeds and starts you want to grow
- Water access at the house
- Roughly six hours of direct sun somewhere in the yard
I provide
- The plan, the layout, and the planting calendar
- All labor, tools, and hauling
- Everything that happens on a maintenance visit
- Straight answers when something goes wrong
If sourcing soil and seed is the thing standing in your way, I'll handle it and bill you at my cost plus 20%. Most people take that option after the first season.
Every garden starts with a plan on paper
Before I plant anything, you get a layout for each bed. What goes where, how far apart, what date it goes in the ground, and what replaces it when it's finished. It's the difference between a garden and a pile of plants.
I'll tell you what will grow there. No charge, no visit required.
Growing here is not like growing anywhere else
We're zone 7a with clay that holds water in April and turns to brick in August. Last frost lands somewhere around April 15, and the first one shows up in late October, which gives you a long season and two full plantings if you use it. Then July hits and humidity brings blight through every tomato patch in the valley. None of that is in the seed packet instructions. It's in the plan I write for your yard.
Start with a conversation in your backyard
I'll walk the yard with you, tell you honestly whether it'll grow anything, and put together a plan and a price. If the answer is that your yard is too shady for vegetables, I'll tell you that too.
I'll tell you what will grow there. No charge, no visit required.
Or call/text (301) 401-2129