Why we needed a new garden We knew by the end of last summer that our garden needed some work. Since we hadn’t used green-treated boards in the old garden, the raised beds were rotted out. Even the garden fence was looking shabby – needing new paint, and some replacement boards. However, we weren’t going […]
raised-beds
Garden planning: raised beds, part 2
I realized after I posted the other day, I talked about our new garden beds but didn’t really explain how they were built! For the frames, my husband purchased 1×4 lumber. We wanted them to be 4 feet wide, so he cut two 4′ long sections for each of the beds needed. We also wanted […]
Garden planning: raised beds
My original plan this year was to try Lasagna gardening – especially since I wanted to increase our garden space and lasagna gardening is a good way to start from scratch. However, about the time I was thinking seriously about the garden, a neighbor found a good source for a soil/compost mix. He picked up […]