Job #2 - Planters

Job #2

Planter Beds In Green Garden

Small planter bed full of herbs

Larger planter bed:
Kale, Lettuce, Potatoes, Carrots, Onions

The top two photos are of the planted beds.

Job finished.

These lower photos are of some of the steps

I went through to get the beds ready for planting.

First I took out all the berry bushes and weeds.

I did leave the potato plants.

I turned all the soil over

At the bottom of the beds are old branches.

See the Hugelkultur Tab above for those photos.

Compost pile. shovel, sack

Then I went to the compost pile

and shoveled sacks full of soil to add to the beds.

This was in addition to the soil we got at the nursery.

I turned the soil over again

and made trenches, filled them with water

to soak the branches at the bottom.

Soaking the bottom of the bed.

Filled the beds up with soil.

Raked the soil and removed twigs, rocks, etc.

Beds ready for planting.

The potato plants are at the high end of the bed.

I have deer netting over and around the beds.

I also move two plastic owls around the garden

to scare away birds.

The garden hasn't been bothered by deer.

But If they spot this green stuff

they may decide to hop the fence.

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3 eggs today

Smiles!