What you see here are two overly ambitions 10 inch high 6x8' garden plots. I opted for the raised bed on the basis of so many recommendations. Weeding would be less. It would be less of a hassle. No one mentioned that it would be an expensive project to start up. We layered $27 worth of top soil with grass clippings and hay and have barely reached 5 inches high in one of the beds. I just hope the start-up cost will be last at least a couple of seasons and I don't end up with a $64 tomato like another overly ambitious gardener.
I know the probably $100 cost of this project doesn't seem so expensive, and I guess it really isn't. But when I look back and see that I could have just made some rows right in the ground after I removed the sod and grown some perfectly fine crops is making me feel a little anxious. Tear. I might just become a true cheapskate someday. A girl can dream.
Currently I am trying to figure out how to engineer a low-cost chicken coop. I have a book checked out called Building Chicken Coops for Dummies which seems to be right up my alley, but for the smallest coop the book estimates a cost of $200. I figure I can sort through some of my borderline hoarder grandfather's junk to find some suitable and free before I dish out some more money needlessly.
But I seriously need to finish the garden project soon so I can get some plants in the ground. They will probably need extra time because in case you haven't realized this, I have no idea what I'm doing!
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