My current tenants are planting a vegetable garden this year (I’ve given them space in the garden that I normally plant every year), and are putting out lawn furniture, a bird bath, and a hammock — which means that they’re making themselves comfortable, and (presumably) at least staying on until the end of the growing season.
I, however, now have a responsibility to rent a tiller within the next couple of weeks so that they can get their crops planted at a reasonable time and enjoy a good harvest (nothing’s more disappointing than having the frost come before your vegetables have ripened.).
I’ve also planted perennial food crops, for the harvesting enjoyment of future tenants, after I move out — strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, chives, and rhubarb. What could sound more charming on a rental ad than “big garden, raspberry patch”?
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