A Raised Garden???

             Well this year we tried something very different.  We put a garden in each year and each year something goes wrong.  To wet, to dry, soil not good enough, blight, there is always something.  This spring we put drainage in the yard, but was still unsure if it was enough.  So Scott come up with a plan to install a raised bed.  I must admit I kind of rolled my eyes at the idea.  But Scott being Scott did what he wanted anyhow, there is no talking this man out of anything.  He went back to the lumber pile,  pulled his materials, and in a half hours time he was done.  I went to look at his finished product, I had one simple question where you getting the dirt to fill that?  He looked at me with his evil little grin and stated he had a plan.  Of course he wouldn't let me in on the plan.  So later that day we loaded up in the truck and headed for town to get a few plants to get started.  I was still trying to figure out what he was going to plant them in.  So as we approached our destination he stops and pulls into a landscape place.  OOOO I thought he's just going to buy the dirt.  Nope I was wrong he bought Mushroom Compost.  Having no idea about this stuff I was having a whatever moment.  We then stopped at the little plant store grabbed our stuff and headed home.  He got the garden all finished up that evening including planting.  Within a few weeks our garden was bigger than any of our past attempts.  I have picked more tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, sweet peas, and mint in one year then all other years put together.  Fall is now upon us and I am truly not ready to let the fresh veggies go.  I asked my husband if we could put the little greenhouse we use for the meat chickens house up on the garden.  He rolled his eyes and stated fine, I knew he was really thinking ugghhh.  As always he likes to make me happy so we pulled the greenhouse across the property and put it in place.  With all this being said its now almost November, and I am still picking two dozen tomatoes and peppers each week. 

Best Garden we have ever had!

Author: Carrie Miller

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