With some unseasonably warm weather in January I decided to get outside to get the garden ready for spring, My wife and I came to an agreement where I could take over a section of our backyard that wouldn't reduce our kids play area. I settled on five 6'x4' garden beds for my first season. Seems like ample room for a productive vegetable garden! I set myself up for easy removal if the whole gardening experiment goes bust, or easy expansion if it goes well! By connecting the beds and widening slightly I easily can add 60 square feet.
I intentionally used untreated pine for my beds to minimize my initial costs and prove my garden concept to skeptical family.
A family friend delivered 2 yards of good compost/soil mix and after a backbreaking day the beds were done!
Temperatures this weekend were remarkable and I was fortunate to get the project done in this window of time. A nice weekend would not be seen again for some time.
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