Garden Boxes

 It never hurts to put a girl to work.

We created new planting beds up at my in-laws house in an area 

that started out as a brush pile when the home was built.

 My husband and brother in law put together the first six

4x4 boxes.   My husband wants to try the square foot gardening

method on one of the boxes and compare that method to what 

we have done in the past.  My sister and brother in law are

selecting their favorites and I am certain Taylor will want a 

a few plants of her choosing as well.

We amended the soil with compost, manure and peat ,

tilling it in so it is well mixed.  We lined the pathways between

the boxes with cardboard and then covered it with mulch

from our pile that has sustained us for the last three or four years.

My husband attached the dirt scoop, drove backwards into the pile

and then drove the mulch up the street to the boxes.  

He was able to back next to the pathways and release the 

scoop so most of the mulch fell where we could easily distribute it.

Taylor enjoyed driving the small tractor.  They were using the 

blade to keep the mulch in an orderly pile. She tried the first

few times but my brother in law took over to speed up the process.

Up at our place, I've planted our small side garden with cold tolerant plants

such as spinach, radish and collards.  We're holding off until

next week to plant the larger garden since you just never

know when the last frost will be here. They say it is

April 15 but most say you should wait until May 1.