I have some concrete blocks on their way home to me...YAY!
Jer's busy working on tower things and doesn't have time to get involved in this, so the blocks will be uncemented.....one course deep of concrete blocks to form a 4'x8' bed on the paved strip on the south side of the house...thinking that it will sufficiently hold the soil and I do have more soil to replace if there is significant loss. Concrete blocks since I think wood just rots out too quickly up here and I can just set them up without getting worked up about hammering the wood together, etc. Chunks of rather dried out sod will go in there, covered then with potting soil...this is what I've done in my riding mower trailer and it's worked without weeds or grass germinating and popping up...I have French Filet green beans producing in there right now and want to get more sown in my new 'raised bed'. I've read that I will only need 4-6" of soil root room to be sufficient, obviously not for root crops. I will see how well this works before adding more beds...
I do have other things on the agenda today, but this will come first, I guess. Already feeling that "How much can I get done before Winter hits again?" thing....
