More Progress

Hello!
Another productive day! Yay me.
These two beds weren’t nearly as problematic to level and put into place!

And with a bit of careful shuffling about I got the cardboard under the bed edges without throwing the whole thing off.

And ew… I found a flat mouse – maggots and all! (Apologies to anyone eating something nice when this appeared on screen)

Next, a nice first layer of straw. I sprinkled with blood and bone and watered them in a bit.

Its still a little hard to get a sense of the inside bit but its getting better. I dug and moved a lot of dirt around and by the end of the day it was looking pretty good and easier to visualise what happens next.

I was going to cardboard the lot – sans path – and build up with topsoil, compost etc… but figured that will cost a fortune and is possibly more effort than I want to expend.
I’ll top up the raised beds with a topsoil and mushroom compost mix, but the middle bit approach a bit differently. Still cardboard. Otherwise I will be fighting weeds from now until the end of time.
I’ll top with a lot of straw as a mulch, but anywhere I am planting something I’ll cut a bit of a hole in the cardboard, dig in compost and plant the seedling or plant. Over time I will continually add in organic matter.
Still planning on putting in a herb spiral.
Now thinking of using some of the macrocarpa logs to line a path and different areas of the garden where the height varies. Its hard to explain. But I am NOT levelling this plot. There is about 3-4ft difference between the highest corner to the lowest.
Anyway. I am sure it will work out 🙂

Need to pick up more big screws to finish the last raised bed.

Looks like my tulips will be out soon!

This morning after Frankie arrived, I slipped down to the river to do a lap. That’s 6km of choc chip bikkies gone from my bottom. 😀
Unhappily had to get on the scales at the hospital yesterday and I really wished I hadn’t.
Winter has taken its toll and I need to step up and get moving and lose those extra kilos pronto!

No more baking.
Oh well. It was fun.

Hope your week is going along well!
Cheers!