Today and yesterday we have filled and planted bed one, full to the goog with lettuce, chives, celery, tomatoes, capsicum, flowers, and basil (caps pictured). In the rain yesterday we heaved 2 cubic metres of the garden mix, wet and sodden it was. My Greenie husband did most of the hard yakka and for that I thank him. Unfortunately, the delivered amount only filled one bed, think the guy on the phone misheard me when I said two beds, or maybe he was just an inattentive kinda guy.
We did our best planting act this afternoon, sugar cane mulch layer on top of soil, about 8cm, watered in and then with a tricky little diagonal design in mind, we planted it out. Screwed a fine plastic mesh about 12 cm high around top of box, in lieu of the jumpin' chooks, shall see if that is enough of a deterrent. Have spent about $80 on plants and am keeping a record of expenditure to see what it costs to do this, and how much I am actually saving.... Not because it's about saving money, but because I think it's an interesting exercise and something that I have often wondered.
- Bed construction and land prep/clearing $1600
- Plants $120 ($20 too much as didn't all fit)
- Soil $279
- Mulch $10
My hands feel dry and a little tender (ditched the gloves quicksmart in the planting phase), my lower back is a little stiff and there is still some dirt under the fingernails. What a wonderful day........
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