We had a project planned for the weekend. Lucky for us we were able to recruit some help. With summer coming sooner than later we really need to get a garden planted. We decided to build a couple of raised beds to get us started. Two trips to Lowes to pick up rough cut cedar for the boxes, wired mesh to line the bottom to keep the gophers away, and 54 cubic feet of Miracle-Gro Garden Soil . . . we're ready to go!
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| The first day CD and Ken worked together to build the garden box. |
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| Cd would listen carefully while Ken explained each procedure. |
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| He learned quickly and soon took over. |
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| It was a pleasure to watch him easily adapt to working with the tools. |
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| They had fun working together. |
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| The second day JD joined the team. After breakfast I told them we'd pay them each ten bucks to unload the truck for us. A nice deal for them, an even nicer deal for us. |
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| There were 27 bags of soil, each weighing about 50 pounds. It would have taken us an entire day if we had to do that chore by ourselves. |
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| The two boys and Ken, with the help of the tractor and trailer, were able to get the job done in an hour. |
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| They even filled the first box. |
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| One box all ready for planting. |
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| CD grinning as the last bag is added to the stack. |
Life is good!
3 comments:
Great deal all around, especially to have those two handsome grandsons helping you. Can't get over how tall JD is now! Looking forward to pics of your fresh veges.
Awesome! What a great accomplishment. I can't get over how those boys are growing either! CD looks so big to me. How nice to have them around to be so helpful. I can just picture that garden now.
So, what's going in the garden? And, can we help harvest?
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