Yes, this thing was a major bitch to get together... but we did try many new methods and techniques in the process, so it was a major learning experience as well. I'll be sharing much more of that later -- when I'm not so dog-ass tired.
Speaking of dogs, they were in some rare form today... helping us outside. Tango was wonderfully behaved as usual, but Sofie and Olive ended up needing an enclosure to hang in while we worked -- after they kept roaming off. But even in an enclosure, they still managed to get into trouble -- digging holes UNDER the barrier, and of course, got filthy in the process.
Nicholas the cat helped too -- getting all high on fresh catnip and sort of chillin' in the middle of everything while we worked. He doesn't look or act 20 years old! He's amazing.
This was a very full day, which began with me re-mineralizing the soil in the beds. I'll explain much more about this later. From there, we got the beds all shored up and the growing blankets all stapled down (I'll be explaining more about this later too, what a GREAT product!)
Finally, it was time to lay out the garden and use the information I researched on companion gardening -- which is basically about planting things together that are compatible. Believe it or not, some plants do better when they are planted alongside with ones they "like." And yes, I'll explain more about that later too...
After laying everything out, it was time to cut into the fabric of the beds and get everything in. This took a really long time, and the sun was HOT today. Following this, we had to sew lettuce and salad green seeds and then water all the new plants, write down the layouts on paper so we know what's what, and get everything cleaned up. We have twelve 4' x 4' beds
Whew.
More later!
