Growing Pains.....

OK, let the garden begin to grow! Heck of a weekend ….again. We actually finished what we had hoped for regarding the garden. We hired two young strong guys to help us haul soil to fill the boxes, and haul gravel for our trail. It was just too much work for Deb and I if we want to start planting any time soon. Worked great. We prepped the trail, planted some plants, and hauled bark chips to fill in around the boxes. Our plan for the “terrace fronts/walls” is to have either natural rock, or use the left over AAC and clad it with some gravel or rock. We think that will look pretty cool. Deb and I installed the pressure treated top rails that go around the perimeter of the garden. It went well. Then I climbed a ladder and cut the tops of the posts off with a chainsaw, while Deb used a piece of 1x4 to “push over” the tops of the posts so they would not fall on me while I held the chainsaw on the ladder. You get the idea…that would not be a good idea. She did a great job! Not one post “top” even came close to hitting me.
The narrow boxes along the fence are for raspberries and some table grapes…..so they can climb up the fence if necessary. Other boxes are for tomatoes, herbs, lettuces, squash, etc. We selected the boxes for each plant based on the amount of sunshine they get. We will be putting some trellises up too for snow peas, beans, and the tomatoes. Can’t wait.
Deb was using the weed whacker yesterday on the septic drain-field. I went over there to say “Hi,” and noticed a “view” of the house I had not seen in a long time…. We both were so happy with the way the house looked, that I could not resist taking a pic or two. The other pics are of the trail to the garden that takes off the main trail that goes from the parking spots to the front door of the house. It’s a “quaint” little trail that we can’t wait to walk on to get some fresh lettuce, herbs, or vegetables for the evening’s dinner! Come join us soon!!!