Recently this nice couple began to teach us how to make raised beds for ourselves. This fall, following their instructions, we've built two raised beds and planted seeds for lettuce, spinach, chinese cabbage, and some herbs. It's been a slower process that what we'd intended due to heavy rains, and borrowing a truck for transporting dirt, and family illness. But we're finally seeing some of the "fruit" of our labor.
Today, after only five days, I observed sprouts from our newly planted seeds! God brought sunshine followed by alot of rain during the last twenty-four hours. This was exactly what was needed since we have been inside with the flu for two days and haven't thought much about watering. I love to see God's hand in all the little details of our life. We are praying that our money and efforts towards raising some of our own food will be very fruitful again in this season. Thankfully, we were able to save enough money over the summer by raising our own salad tomatoes and sweet peppers, to buy all the supplies for the garden, summer and fall!
Bob built two different size beds. We'll decide over time if the deeper one is worth the extra expense.
Daniel, Anna and I moved most of the dirt to the beds on this past Monday.Both children were so diligent and faithful. I really appreciated their help.
The hoops will support butterfly screens initially, then plastic when it begins to frost at night.
I purchased two packs of plants so that our harvest would be staggered. They were so very reasonable compared to buying the produce at the store! We're praying the butterflies do not find them before we get them covered. Bob's face was priceless when he thought these plants came from the seeds I'd planted a couple of days earlier. : )
One of our first spinach sprouts.
Today our friends brought plenty of spun bond (looks like interfacing to me) for covering the plants. So the beds are safe from butterflies for now!
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