We decided to line the edges of the beds to make the place look a little nicer. So I call Rebecca over at the sustainability warehouse and set up a trade. Three hours of my labor in exchange for 200 board feet of lumber and some scraps. The wood came from an old house about to be torn down in west ashley. now its found a new home and new function in our garden...
There was even enough lumber left over to allow me to build some new clothes lines to replace the sad parachute cord we had hung up from the power pole before :(
the seedlings are coming along well, and have sprouted earlier than I expected:
I have been talking to my grandfather, who has always had a very prolific garden since i was a boy, about placement and timing and other tips. We were originally discussing growing a three sisters garden (corn, beans and squash in the same bed, the beans grow on the corn and the squash acts as mulch) but have decided against it as beans will choke out sweet corn but not field corn (which we arent interested in). We will now be planting strawberries and beans and watermellons in their place. Here is a seed map of our current lay out:
Thats all we have for now, this weekend end we will be tilling the beds under and prepairing rows and planing the earlier veggies. Soon we should be eating from the garden and not from the super market....
This is so impressive, Zach. I was just reading about three sisters planting last night so it was nice to turn around and see another mention here.
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