{raised garden, pt1}

Finally, time to create the garden I have been waiting for for so long!
& I can say that I was able to do this {mostly} by myself!
I know it is already so late in the season, but that wasn't about to stop me.

I think it turned out really well,
but I could very well be biased.

First, we compromised to a 5x6 garden, and had two large 12' and 10' boards cut in half. {if it was up to me, it would be so much larger, but after all the work...glad we chose this size.} This wasn't very expensive, about $20. Plus, for recently moving into our new wonderful home, we had a 10% off coupon!

 

Second, we marked out where the garden would be. I looked for a spot that most importantly had sun all day! Also, you can tell our new backyard isn't exactly flat. I knew we would need to pull out my handy level, to get it as flat as I could.

The next part is where I needed a little bit of help on the last quarter of shoveling. I chose to remove all the grass, instead of using a weed liner. Based on what I found, the weed liner does prevent weeds from growing up into the garden, but also restricts the roots. No bueno. I'll show you what I did instead.

This part took the longest. We dug up the whole section, and then called it a day.

sleepy puppy

My thoughts:
-when you dig up the grass, go ahead and put it in the trash/transplant it. It is a huge pain to move it later.
-Don't do this in the middle of a hot day, shoot for an early morning or partly cloudy. Or just do this in mid march like most people.