Today started out sunny and cool, a bit cooler than I like. Right now it is raining and much cooler. I was really looking forward to a sunny, cool day perfect for some outdoor physical labor. Yeah right! Loved the sunshine, not so much the cool. I did get one of the square foot beds filled with compost before my arms felt like they would fall off any moment.
I have wanted a "kitchen garden" for a long time. A nice small patch just steps from the deck, filled with herbs, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, spinach, etc., those items that are used in the kitchen. This year I finally talked Tim into making square foot beds aka raised beds, after seeing square foot beds at our favorite garden nursery. We went to the lumber yard and purchased 2" X 12" X 8' treated lumber.
Square foot gardening is very easy to do.
First we made the frames for the beds, cutting 2 boards in half and cutting pieces of 2x4's for stability in the corners. Then we put landscape cloth under the frames to keep the existing grass and weeds from invading our new beds.
Fill the beds with well composted horse manure from a neighbor (love getting free stuff).
Too bad the rain has kept me from filling the rest of the beds
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