So here we are with a half done project of raised garden beds. We heard from several of our readers with some tips and tricks (we love the feedback!) so with super nice weather helping us out we have moved on to finishing our project.
With the beds laid out the way we want them the next thing was to bolt them together. Then, with some of our reader’s suggestions in mind, we grabbed the smallest weave of wire we could get and laid it on the bottom to deter the moles and other burrowing critters from messing up all of our hard work.
As you can see, much of what we do is accomplished at night. Between home schooling the 4 and 6 year old, two full time jobs and taking care of 2 horses, 2 goats, 2 cats, 1 bunny, 1 mini steer and now 3 dogs, we find our projects are mostly achieved after dark!
Next thing to add was the landscape cloth (just to make us feel better about the weeds) and the soil. We found a local nursery that we like supporting and have been purchasing our stuff from them. They have been helpful and we enjoy supporting small businesses.
Now that the dirt is all in and everyone is nice and dirty, we had to accomplish a few more things to make it functional. 1. We needed to make sure we could keep kids, pets and pests out of the garden and 2. We wanted to have a space for things that climb.
We found some nice wire at the local feed store. It is called rabbit wire for good reason. It has a tighter weave on the bottom and a larger weave on the top. Our garden is close to our house so there is not a lot of risk for deer eating our goods but the rabbits and the pets for sure will prove to be a problem. Because of this we chose to only use the 36” wire. We also used some section of hog panel that we had to make an area for peas that enjoy climbing.
Now that it is secure from the crazy critters we can make a nice pathway and start getting things in the ground. Here’s to hoping our quarantine time garden is a huge success! Thanks for reading. Stay safe and well!
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