Well, the last two beds are in and filled. One is even planted, so...yay. I'm aching from stem to stern. Pick-axing this stony soil, hauling buckets of dirt and manure uphill, crouched over raised bed kits furiously trying to put them together, pounding landscape pins into the weed block, only to hit a rock and have the pin bend into impossible shapes...thank goodness the end is sight, because I need a rest. All that's left to do is put up a trellis for the squash plants and spread the bark mulch when it arrives. Of the four metal raised beds, I only installed the two larger ones. I decided to reserve the two smaller beds for the shade plants that I'll use as stock plants (or as I like to call them, "mother plants"). I must say, I'm pretty pleased with the setup, even if it's a little different than I'd imagined.
Once the bark mulch is down, I'll move the window box radishes under the cucumber arch.
So far I've planted onions, scallion, cherry tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, horseradish, bell peppers, one chili pepper, celery, tomatillo, cauliflower, strawberries, sugar snap peas, broccoli, lettuce, radish, cucumber, herbs, and once the trellis is done I'll plant a summer squash and a zucchini. Whew!
A word on the metal beds - stick with wood. The smaller ones aren't bad, but the metal is thin and once filled, tends to bulge the sides on the longer ones. There are metal rods for the center that are supposed to pull it together, but they're very weak and I've snapped two of them already. I like the look of them, but the durability is just not up to par.
So now it's on to the final stage! *waves hands weakly*
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