Earth Day Garden

We did it!! We finished the garden!! We had to wait this past weekend because I worked but today we got it done! We went to Roark's Nursery on Alpine and got 4 cubic yards of compost and 1/2 yard of topsoil. We needed to use Mike's dumpster truck to pick it up because each yard is 2,000lbs!! Need I inform anyone that we had to then shovel over 8,000lbs of dirt?! These had better be some damn good vegetables!!! :)


Compost being loaded into the dumpster (it was extra heavy due to the recent rain)


Off goes the dumpster...then I got inside and shoveled it into the beds...it took almost an hour for the first load but the second load was much faster after Bridget came over to help. We thought it would be too heavy for one load but Mike said it was no sweat! I was easier to unload as two loads though.


Thanks Bridge! Look how dark and rich the soil is!


Bennett helped secure the nails as I stapled the fence in place. It is a very thin plastic mesh called "DeerOut" fence (guaranteed) so we'll see how it works.


We nailed string across the rows of planted seeds....corn....lettuce....zucchini....summer squash.
I have some more shopping to do and will plant the rest with warmer weather.


Bennett loved the dirt!


Here it is!! All done!! The fence isn't even noticeable (one of the things I liked about it). You can see the great door Mike built.


Another view -- the door is open and the pathway has mulch/bark

Hopefully I have the good will of planting on Earth Day on my side and these vegetables will grow, grow, GROW!!!!