Once the seedlings were ready to be hardened off, my husband and I spent a weekend building the raised bed and preparing the soil. First, we built the walls using barn wood from a old shed on our property; then, laid cardboard down to kill the grass underneath. Next, we layered mulch, organic compost, and organic raised bed mix to make the perfect bed. I'm so happy with how it turned out, and can't wait to grow winter vegetables for our rabbit to munch on!
I've shared before about my garden business, Sprouts with Clout, so it's not surprising that our home and yard are covered in plants. For a couple years I've tossed around the idea of building square foot gardens, but it's taken a back seat to our long list of other projects. Caring for house plants is easy to me, but vegetable gardening seemed more intimidating because it's a complete process from seed to fruition. Before we built the garden, I planted organic seeds in a seed starter tray. I picked six different varieties to start with and spent a few weeks tending to my veggie babies. The tray was perfect because I could move it around for optimal sunlight. Once the seedlings were ready to be hardened off, my husband and I spent a weekend building the raised bed and preparing the soil. First, we built the walls using barn wood from a old shed on our property; then, laid cardboard down to kill the grass underneath. Next, we layered mulch, organic compost, and organic raised bed mix to make the perfect bed. I'm so happy with how it turned out, and can't wait to grow winter vegetables for our rabbit to munch on! It's been almost three weeks since I transplanted the seedlings and they are growing quickly. We haven't had a drop of rain in weeks, but I water them every evening and inspect the plants for pests. So far, so good! I'll post another update in a couple months when they start producing enough to harvest.
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