New Raised Beds

If we didn’t have to do things over, we’d almost have nothing to do. The raised beds we made out of plastic barrels last year was a failure. So, if you see this option on Pinterest, take my advice…’don’t do it’.

We gathered a bit of wood from ‘the wood room’ (of course, where else).

The wood came from the multitude of old fences we took down when we first arrived. We (My Loving Spouse) cut the lengths to match. Built the sides…

Made the ends…

while I mostly supervised encouragingly…

I was not the only one overseeing the build…

Benny and Jett are always nearby. (BTW-After our escapade with Benny’s broken leg, we’re keenly aware that if something happens to one alpaca, the other one will be left in a precarious position. So, we’re thinking of getting another alpaca or 3).

The new beds will stand up to the wind and just about anything else. Blue carries them over to the garden.

We/I filled the beds halfway with wood bark, before adding the dirt. It took My Loving Spouse about 1 1/2 hours to build the beds and it took me about 1 1/2 days to get the dirt all in.

The black plastic is to limit the weeds…of which we have many.

What is that yellow hue in the grass, that the cows will not eat?

Dandelions by the foot. I believe weed free farms only exist in someone’s imagination. My hope is to have the flowers out number the weeds.

So far, the weeds are winning.