Digging of Remainder of Beds

We will raise the remaining beds in the Produce Garden. We started last spring (actually April 29) to dig out the paths surrounding each bed by lowering the path - and so raising the bed. Each bed takes approximately 1 1/2 hours to move soil from the path into the bed, and then place mulch in the lowered path.

Beds 17, 19 and 20 raised and paths mulched

We still have Beds 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 to prepare. We may leave Beds 18, 26 and 28 until next spring because they contain sunflowers with their seeds that we would like to employ to attract birds (and their fertilizing poop!) over the winter. Regardless, that is nine beds at 1.5 hours per bed equals almost five volunteer days (three hours per day).

As in the previous post Leaf Mulch, Soil, Future Mulch, we are using Beds 29 and 30 as a storage area.