Here is the first section going in. The dirt pile in the background needs to be dug up and sifted.
The dirt pile is gone and the second section is complete. The rock pile grows.
The easy up makes working in the rain more tolerable. Section three being dug out and sifted.
Section three boxed in and partially filled with dirt. Section four (and last) is mostly dug out and sifted. The back section is the site the future garden/storage building. Lots of progress... so much more to do. Way in back against the fence is Anna B.'s little green house. I'll try to do a post about how that is working for us. Also a post on the rock sifting operation might be worthwhile.Mr. B.
P.S. Anyone want to buy any rocks? They're only a dollar a piece... While they last. ;)
Nice work! I can relate to the rock picking. I grew up in South Dakota, where plows threw up rocks the size of Mt. Rushmore (well almost), but it wasn't until we moved to Washington that we needed a pick axe to plant a vegetable garden:) You are sure to enjoy the fresh veggies though.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! hey, and I have a great rock pile to choose from too! we've gathered quite a pile, including one the size of Mt. Rushmore (well, almost!)Some are landscape-worthy and we are using them that way.
ReplyDeleteOh, and about sifting dirt - we found that a frame built 4 feet by 6 feet (I know, it's huge!) with hardware cloth across it works great. It sits on top of 2 55 gal barrels so lots of room underneath. We had such a big pile of dirt from the new house that we started sifting it and using in the landscaping which was sadly lacking in dirt. It was all good dirt, scraped off for the foundation and all, so we didn't want to just spread it out and then have to buy dirt, for heaven's sake, for landscaping. I'll post a pic of it too.
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