Garden of Weedin' Phase II

When last we visited our Garden of Weedin', we had just finished...weedin'. And it was a LOT of weedin'. So now we start Phase II:

Cody, our supervisor, oversaw the start of the laying of garden cloth.

Halfway done! Our garden is 40' x 30', so this part took a couple of days. Fitting the "cloth" (stiff wire) around this one bed we left in the garden was a challenge.


                                                 







                                                   Done!

Next step - lay the fabric.

Whoa, that was fast! Actually, it took another couple of days. This looks a lot better than dirt and weeds.

We had 24 yards of 2" Rainbow gravel delivered. We'll use a little over half of that in the garden, and the rest will go in various flower beds, around the woodshed and in the driveway.

My garden clog looks pretty good against it.










OK, Bruce, your break time is over. There's much more to do.

Bruce built six 10' x 5' x 18" beds out of split 6" logs. That should give us enough growing space for all of our crops :-)













Before bringing the beds into the garden, we filled the entryway with rock.

Bruce assembled the first bed in the back corner.

Three done, three to go.










Make up your own caption for this one...

Six beds plus the existing 7' x 3' bed. Think that will be enough? We also left a little space here in the front corner for a small fruit tree.

We left space in the  back corner for two fruit trees and our table and chairs.







Bruce needed to modify the wheelbarrow handles for his height. Dave, the owner of our local hardware store, gave him a couple of metal posts that another customer had given him. Bruce spruced them up, painted them, and attached them to the existing handles.

That's better!











The last step in Phase II was to haul in the gravel and lay it around the beds.

Lest anyone out there think I do nothing except take photos, I am participating in this project. I helped lay the garden cloth and fabric, and shoveled and raked gravel. Really! Here's proof:

And so we reach the end of Phase II. We left the middle aisle gravel-free so it's easier to bring the soil in for the beds.

A few years from now, we'll be sitting at our little cafe table here under two beautiful trees.

What's Bruce saying?  "I built this!"  With a little lot of help from me.