I am slowly making progress in getting the beds built in the garden. I had to quit today because it got too windy and uncomfortable. I did get the support for the peas installed and the beginning of bed # 10 started. When I have finished # 10 I will have moved 220 8x8x16" block and carefully placed and leveled each one. I estimate I have another 10 or so to go. It sure seems like it is taking forever though. It actually only takes a couple of hours once I have gone to Home Despot and hauled the block home and then the 300 feet to garden. It then takes 3-4 hours to fill them and work in the amendments. It is usually a full day per bed.
So, are you using blocks to create raised beds, rather than wood?
ReplyDeleteI would use wood but we can't get the proper type of pressure treated lumber here on the East Coast...it is a West Coast thing. The treated lumber we get is poisonous to virtually everything. Cedar would work but it is too expensive for me right now. The blocks are $1.25 each and do the job and won't contaminate my soil. Just a lot of work! BTW the holes in the block make a great place for salad greens and flowers to attract pollinators.
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