Julian DayPlanning the rest of the week around the gardening we've got to get done. Should be able to get it all done on Sunday - getting seeds and soil/compost tomorrow, weeding and tilling on Friday, going to the good garden centre (outside the city) Saturday morning before orchestra rehearsal, plant everything Sunday.
Manitoba suuuucks because we can get late frosts (and did this year), so it's not safe to plant everything on May long. And then suddenly it's basically June and you need to get everything in ASAP to maximize the very short growing season.
Once this is all done, I just have to water regularly, no problem. It's just that initial burst of gardening that always does a number on my back. But it's worth it to get all the cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and potatoes.
If my back didn't suck, I'd actually kinda love it. I never understood when I was a kid why my dad liked going out every year, planting his tomatoes, and tending to his ferns. We love what we love, and I love digging up mound after mound of potatoes in the fall and prepping them for winter.