My vegetables are in!

This has been so exciting. I've been so busy that I haven't even been blogging about what I've been doing.

So, it started with taking out the grass and then tilling the soil and then planting my seeds and starts and then waiting.... I'm bad at waiting and just had to be active in my garden, so I decided to add some structure around my new addition. I built up the vegetable beds a bit more and then had to re-work my brick. What I came up with is a great garden space that I can work in without smashing down the soil.

First, I dug out the borders of each of the berms to be able to lay my brick. Digging about three inches down was perfect for laying my bricks. I also layered rocks under the bricks to provide a bit of drainage and hopefully prevent puddling on rainy days (I pray I don't find out if this works until the fall). Once in place, I rubbed soil into all of the crevices in the brick border and then rinsed them, giving them an established look and helping them settle into place. I think it looks pretty amazing for being constructed of recycled material in a very small space.

The next step in adding some more form to my vegetable garden: stepping stones and plant labels.