PROJECT : Raised beds
BOXING: 2nd March

My little 'box at the end of the shed' served me well last year but it was a bit of a hash-up and so with some wood to spare it was make-over time. And where did the spare wood come from? it turns out I had woodworm, not me personally, the dining room floor and I thought it would annoy them to wake up outside.
It occurred to me that I could double my growing area if . . . I used twice as much room, I've always been clever like that.

Using nothing more that my wits, a  drill and old floorboards I started to knock-up a simple box shape, no tape measure required (I'd lost it anyway)

 
I didn't set out to make a multi-level box, it just happened, I often get carried away. I did realise that I wouldn't be able to move it if it were to big, so I did an Ikea, I made it in sections, or floors.

 
It fitted which came as a bit of a surprise to me (no tape measure remember), Stacked up and a couple of simple steaks driven in to the soil to hold it in place and that's it.

Discovered some fence paint in the shed that hadn't gone hard and slapped on a coat (of paint, not a jacket), I'm quite proud of this, my children are amazed, i just shrugged and said . . .
'nothing to it'.
 Making a new bed reveals buried treasure (not)
           

June (sometime)

This corner of the garden seemed to be more fruitful than the rest and so I decided to add another small boxed raised section, all went well until I discovered a few bricks, well it's not going to be a Roman Palace but could be an old air raid shelter?

Ok, the temptation was to dig up the whole garden but I managed to resist and finished the original plan. What was the original plan you ask? Dig a hole, bury some old bricks (ironically), use the excavated soil to fill the box frame thus not having to buy any more soil, hay presto, raised bed.
           
       
 

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