Yeah dirt! This pile of dirt is 8 yards of super composted raised bed dirt I had delivered a couple Fridays ago. It feels more like a mountain than just a pile sitting on my driveway. It ended up on the wrong side, I had requested the left side to be able to haul most of it and be able to park on it.
Oh yeah, yes the Littles have their own shovels. Otherwise I'd have to share.
They really liked the pile and were eager to get busy.
First box filled, took 8 wheel barrow loads to fill it. Got it done the first night after work.
They thought the old drip lines were pretty cool to poke into the ground then yank it it back out.
More boxes full. The one on the right is a little deeper and took 10 wheel barrow loads. The short box on the left, just 5 loads.
Box number 6 built and ready for dirt. Now I have doubled the amount of raised boxes from what I had before.
Sunday we took a break from filling boxes and went to watch my brother drag race his car. It was a great trip and the Littles have been talking about it all week.
My older son put this box together for me while I was at work. He did a great job making it like the others. Notice the spacing between these last two boxes? This space will give me a pivot point in the middle if I need to push my wheel barrow between the boxes in the future.
Different view of the boxes. I thought when I made the space in the middle that maybe I should plant a fruit tree here in the middle of my garden. I wonder if I could find a forbiden fruit tree?
Box 7 is full. Nice sunny warm day. It was nice to be able to work in the sun for a change. The ground is still pretty sodden and hard to push my wheel barrow thru some places.
Box 8 is assembled. I'm out of wood now though I still have space for 2 more boxes. Box 9 will go along side box 8 after the two old not used rabbit hutches are moved out of the way. Box 10 will be at the end of the four boxes at the back fence.
Here's my box saw, so called because it is short in length to fit inside a tool box. I used it today to cut down one of the 4' boards I needed for box 8.
A pair of horse shoes I found on my lot when we were building the house. I always hang them on my fence.
I finally planted some seeds today! This is a carrot and raddish mix. With raised boxes you don't need to waste ground space on planting in rows, just sprinkle the seeds and water. These went in the box in front of the rabbits. I only planted have of my seeds and will plant the remain seeds in July. Carrots and raddishes are fast growing crop, 60 days.
This is a lettuce and spinach mix that I sprinkled in the shallow box next to the gate. I still have about 3 yards of dirt to move around to the garden. I counted today and will need to move 3 rose bushed, 1 red leaf maple tree, 1 lilac bush that is starting to bloom and a clump of tall growing orange day lillies that came from my sister's yard.
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