Making the bed, detour

Last night when I got home I headed immediately outside to work on setting up the two new raised beds in the garden.  I knew daylight was still at a premium.

Putting the beds together is a snap and requires no tools.  The recycled plastic material will basically last forever, another big plus.

Before doing anything I had to pop out the plants that were in the construction zone which included cauliflower, a bean and fiji plant.

Next I tried to more or less level the area where the beds were going using a rake and shovel.

After putting together each frame which is 3.5 feet wide by 7 feet long, I filled each with 360 quarts of top notch Miracle Gro garden soil, the same stuff that has worked so well in our other bed.

After some tamping and raking I was ready to put the popped out plants into their new, much improved accommodations.  By the time I was finishing up it was pretty much pitch dark outside.

I am looking forward to using the new beds to grow all sorts of stuff.  Not only should they help increase our yield, they will also cut down on the amount of weeding required in the garden which is always welcome.  Once the stuff on the right side of the garden has run it’s course I am looking forward to adding some more beds.

It looks like our trip up north to see my dad is going to have a brief detour.  We are going to stop by Ali’s brother’s place for a bit on Friday.  The girls are off school that day so it should work out pretty well.  The plan is to drive like a maniac on Thursday to maximize our available time on Friday.

This weekend I have to quickly give the van a once over to make sure it is ready to go for the trip.  The oil needs to be changed, anti-freeze topped off, bedding cleaned and a number of other small items to make sure the party van is ready for a journey into the frozen north.