Whowehhh... I worked my little tush off this weekend getting my garden in order. Mostly because it was a beautiful weekend and I saw the weather forecast which is rain, rain, and more rain for the next week. So, I went and picked up six untreated 2' by 6' by 8'' pieces of wood to start the raised bed part of the garden. I was especially nice to a dorky customer representative at store and got them cut in half :). Leaving me with twelve 4'' pieces of wood. I assembled
them
with 3 1/2 inch deck/patio nails, two in each end to make the box. I have laid them out in the garden and measured the distance between them and the edge of the garden to make it equal. I plan to sink them a bit into the ground, but wanted to get their position first. Then I worked on putting up the fence. I purchased plastic garden fencing, which was the cheapest I could find and 6 wooden posts that I found in the garden section. I sank them into the ground about 8 inches. Then I used plastic cable ties to attach the fence to the posts and the metal fence that goes around the yard. Toward the middle of the front, I cut the fence at the
third post and put another post right next to it. This is to have a little gate. That post will not sink all the was in the ground just a bit and then I made a latch at the top out of rope. I finished putting the fence up and now all I need to do is prepare the dirt and I'll be ready to roll... I mean plant! As a side note, I have ordered a Reel Mower that I'm hoping to have delivered today. This is my effort to be super "Green". And Earth day last week motivated me. I'm curious to know how well it works and how easy it is as the website claimed. Anyway, I'll let you know when I get it and when it stops raining.
them 
with 3 1/2 inch deck/patio nails, two in each end to make the box. I have laid them out in the garden and measured the distance between them and the edge of the garden to make it equal. I plan to sink them a bit into the ground, but wanted to get their position first. Then I worked on putting up the fence. I purchased plastic garden fencing, which was the cheapest I could find and 6 wooden posts that I found in the garden section. I sank them into the ground about 8 inches. Then I used plastic cable ties to attach the fence to the posts and the metal fence that goes around the yard. Toward the middle of the front, I cut the fence at the 
third post and put another post right next to it. This is to have a little gate. That post will not sink all the was in the ground just a bit and then I made a latch at the top out of rope. I finished putting the fence up and now all I need to do is prepare the dirt and I'll be ready to roll... I mean plant! As a side note, I have ordered a Reel Mower that I'm hoping to have delivered today. This is my effort to be super "Green". And Earth day last week motivated me. I'm curious to know how well it works and how easy it is as the website claimed. Anyway, I'll let you know when I get it and when it stops raining. 
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