Life's a garden - Dig it.

I like food. In fact, I LOVE food. This being the case, and the fact that you have to feed yourself to survive, this post is going to be about gardening.

Fact: I know absolutely nothing about gardening. Clean slate. I started doing my research, discussed options with Brian, and finally decided that a raised bed garden was my best bet. Raised bed gardens have many advantages, but the two biggest advantages are that the soil quality is easily controlled and that you have very little, if any, weeds. I hate pulling weeds, so this seemed like a very good option.

As I do with most things, I jumped right in. I picked a spot with full sun next to my driveway. There was already a mound of top soil close by so I began construction. I cleared a spot and grabbed some left over 2x6 boards that were 10feet long. The idea was to build a 10x10 raised bed and fill it in with the top soil. After 7 hours of killing myself in the sun, it was finished. The following pictures will explain the process.

This is what the plot looked like before I started. I grew to hate that mound of dirt very quickly.

Alot of dirt moved and one corner of the bed built. Progress is slow.

 3 sides done and a whole bunch more dirt moved. By this point I have realized that I never want to be a farmer.

 All of the sides done but still shoveling dirt. Trying to smooth it out. I've given up on it being level at this point and have tried to set up an effective drainage solution.

Finally done with everything. Now it's time to find some plants and get everything in the soil.

So the squash, both types of peppers, the eggplant, and the chives are in the ground. More vegetables will be planted throughout the week. Stay tuned for updates.