Watermelon Patch

 I got sick of staring at this wasteland next to our backyard.  It seemed like a catch 22, because as soon as we got rid of the weeds, the wind would make a giant sand dune on the backyard.  Unless. . .

 You could cover it with enough black plastic to hold the sand in place.  And since watermelons love to grow in sand and the heat of the plastic, my idea was born.  A watermelon patch.

 Couple my idea with my husband's equipment and it exploded into a rather large patch.

 We hauled in lots of compost, installed a drip irrigation system, and got seeds and starts planted. 

The challenge in the Idaho wind has been keeping the plastic in place.  It's buried, stapled, and zip-tied in place but it still threatens to take off like a giant sail.  If we can keep it grounded, we'll be in luck.