Saturday, March 12, 2011

Another raised bed layer

Today was Operation Harvest Woods Floor! There are no-telling-how-many layers of decayed leaves out there so I figured there should be some good rich soil to be had. My only concern:  those pesky thorny vines. I really hope none of their roots stowed away in my cache!

 I also added some compost I had dumped out a few months ago when our composter got too full.




So,here's my wheelbarrow full of home-grown soil!












And here it is all spread out!
I plan to finish it out with a few bags of organic humus/manure/compost.








Here are two kinds of tomatoes and some basil that I started from organic seeds a while back. Still no sign of the Japanese eggplant or mixed color bell peppers, though. It *has* been rather chilly in the yurt, though, so maybe they'll come along in this warmer weather. (Note recycled growing containers. :)



OK...just one more thing.  Our very own red bud trees (in the woods just behind our house) are blooming more than I've ever seen them this year! Now, if we just had some goats to keep the undergrowth down!



Until next time! ♥

4 comments:

  1. What'd we do with them when we want to travel??

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  2. Take 'em to Petsmart's Puppy Hotel and play it off!
    ;)
    I dig these raised beds. We just sunk Hunter's old metal Ikea daybed into the dirt and added a couple of gate panels. (The bummer is that to go into the garden at all, you have to stand on your dinner!)

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  3. Jessica...a definite advantage of raised beds! Plus not having to bend as far, more control over soil, etc., etc.! Something I've been wanting to do for a while, for sure.

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