The Strawberry Tower

So a while back, I saw on Pinterest that someone had built a 6 foot wooden pyramid that they were now using to grow strawberries. The Boy saw this and really, REALLY wanted to built one. I hem-hawed around and finally looked for the instructions.

Of course, there were none. So I kept looking and finally came across an amazing tutorial from The RunnerDuck. This one is about three feet tall as opposed to some of the six foot ones I have seen. I didn't really feel up to the six foot challenge, so I opted for the small one.

I sort of followed them. By that I mean I think the base and side supports might possibly be the same dimensions, but I am fairly certain nothing else is. I am not very good at angles, so mostly, instead of measuring, I just got my miter saw out and started slicing until everything fit. I also made four rows instead of five. I just wanted a little more space in my rows, so I rounded up my "measurements" to make it happen.All in all, it took me around five hours to complete. It probably would have been less if I were more of a measuring type builder, but oh well.

But here it is! I love it and am pretty sure I will make another one to go with it.

By the way, this thing holds a LOT of dirt. I don't know how much I put in since I shoveled it in from a pile on the ground, but by the time I was done, I was so glad that I hadn't built the six foot one. I saw someone else had filled theirs part way with gravel. Definitely something to keep in mind if I build another.

I planted 20 plants that I got from Grove Gardens. 

They had one variety and Amber assured me they were a wonderful variety.

Finally Filling the Raised Bed

I finally got some dirt to fill in my raised beds. They have been sitting there for awhile, just waiting for me to get my tail in gear.

So something got me motivated and I got one of them raked down.

I intended to plant some peas and beets. I know I have some packets here, but they seem to have disappeared. So I stopped by Grove Gardens and picked up some broccoli sets. I accidentally picked up a cauliflower and talked The Kids into trying some brussel sprouts.

The Girl got them planted and they are a little spaced out, that isn't an issue at this point. They just look so promising!

A Little Orchard

My sister called me the other day and told me that Sutherlands was going to have half off all trees and shrubs this morning. So I made a point of dragging myself out of bed and heading into town to see what they had. I'm glad I did because they had some amazing trees and they were already being picked over when I arrived.

I ended up spending $140 and bringing home eight different fruit trees. And these are not puny little sticks. The shortest tree I got was my height (5'6), so I am hoping these have a good chance at survival.

Organization

I have never been good at it.

This blog is my attempt to keep track of what I am planting. What works.

What doesn't.

Full disclaimer for the rest of the posts: I do NOT know what I am doing and this will probably always be true.