Ahhh… finally finished! My arms feel like they’re about to fall off. When I first got into gardening, I was surprised to find out what a workout it really is. I’m gonna have some “guns” (the muscle variety) by this summers end.

In this video, I just show you the layout of my raised bed garden design. Going forward, so long as the new box design works – I’ll be building all of my beds this way.

The total cost of wood construction for BOTH beds was $130 – not too shabby.

It was a ton of labor and digging out the ground was probably the hardest part. That was of course, until I started shoveling compost after the bulk compost delivery (delivery cost $150 for 3 yards, including the delivery fee).

Anyway, the tough chore of building the infrastructure is done for this year – now comes the fun part – growing all the yummy organic vegetables that I can :)

Speaking of which, here’s a quick update on my Seed Starter Kit’s progress…

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It was a lot of work filling in the new garden boxes with the bulk compost that was dropped off yesterday. Thank goodness my son was more than eager to shovel compost into our wheelbarrow from time to time, giving me a much needed break.

I have to say wife was great too – super patient. She really gave me the whole day to take on this project while wrestled with our 1 and a half year old (Jake).

So, finally after close to 6+ hours of shoveling, hauling and dumping, the boxes are finally filled.

If you’re wondering, the wheelbarrow in this video is a Kobalt Wheelbarrow priced around $90. It was a great purchase. Although I’ve had it less than a year, I can tell this piece of hardware is going to last a lifetime.

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Just Had a Fresh Delivery of Bulk Compost Dropped Off Today

April 21, 2013

Have you ever seen anyone so excited over a pile of dirt? I’ve got my work cut out for me this weekend. In my last video on digging out the ground for my vegetable garden beds, I had said that the digging was the hardest part – that was an accidental lie. Last year when [...]

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My Raised Garden Bed Plans – Coming to Fruition

April 14, 2013

It’s a lot of work putting these raised garden bed plans into action but man-o-man is it worth it! The gratification of seeing the garden beds complete is so satisfying. As a nice little plus – I wound up paying only half the price for the wood. Originally, when I was digging out the ground [...]

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