Today we are tackling Raised Bed #1... digging up the soil, cutting out tree roots, laying down some landscape cloth, filling it back up, and amending the soil.
Ok, I'll be totally honest here... so far Ryan has done 100% of the work. I have just been watching the baby and cleaning up holiday stuff and setting up for the indoor seed-starting station.
This is not a small project.
So far, only one cutworm was found! This is excellent news. Usually this one and Bed #2 are swimming with them.
We've decided that this year we'll only do the 2 beds that are the most affected by the tree roots. The other two are tall enough that we probably have another year or two before we feel compelled to do anything about it... and because they are so tall, we will need to figure out how we want to support the rocks without the soil in there before the work begins. The rocks have been periodically falling out anyway, because the landscapers cut corners and did a bad job... we will probably have to stuff some grout in there.
Ok, I'll be totally honest here... so far Ryan has done 100% of the work. I have just been watching the baby and cleaning up holiday stuff and setting up for the indoor seed-starting station.
Oh hey, pipes.
This is not a small project.
That is a LOT of soil.
So far, only one cutworm was found! This is excellent news. Usually this one and Bed #2 are swimming with them.
We've decided that this year we'll only do the 2 beds that are the most affected by the tree roots. The other two are tall enough that we probably have another year or two before we feel compelled to do anything about it... and because they are so tall, we will need to figure out how we want to support the rocks without the soil in there before the work begins. The rocks have been periodically falling out anyway, because the landscapers cut corners and did a bad job... we will probably have to stuff some grout in there.
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