bill and i bought the materials to make 4 raised beds. and we made them. they measure 4'x4'x1'. we used untreated pine. we also stapled wire mesh to the bottoms so nothing would dig up and get stuff. i don't really know if it's necessary or not, but it's done now.
today we are supposed to be mixing up the ingredients to fill the boxes. we have compost, vermiculite and peat moss. it's supposed to be a nice day today. we'll see how it goes. i will give an update and post a picture or 2 later if we get it done.
and as a side note: i had collected leaves from our yard and the neighbor's yard this past fall. i shredded them with the leaf shredder i bought. i ended up with 6 large leaf bags full of shredded leaves to use this spring and summer for making compost. i stored them under my deck in the back yard. i'm not sure if it was the dogs or the kids, but every bag was ripped open and the leaves spread all around under the deck. i just want to cry about that.
today we are supposed to be mixing up the ingredients to fill the boxes. we have compost, vermiculite and peat moss. it's supposed to be a nice day today. we'll see how it goes. i will give an update and post a picture or 2 later if we get it done.
and as a side note: i had collected leaves from our yard and the neighbor's yard this past fall. i shredded them with the leaf shredder i bought. i ended up with 6 large leaf bags full of shredded leaves to use this spring and summer for making compost. i stored them under my deck in the back yard. i'm not sure if it was the dogs or the kids, but every bag was ripped open and the leaves spread all around under the deck. i just want to cry about that.
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