Getting Ready

So, I've been reading my Square Foot Gardener book. The temperature is rising and it's getting closer and closer... I'm SO excited. I LOVE vegetables. This past weekend my husband and I spent a couple of hours preparing the area where we are going to put our two raised beds. This involved moving some plants around. (I mentioned before how much my husband loves it when I move plants around in the garden. He thinks I'm crazy. He's also much more decisive that I am!)

After clearing the spot we took 4 2x8x8ft boards and cut them in half. Then we screwed the ends together and created these! The stakes mark where the string will attach to create 1ft x 1ft squares for planting. Up next is dirt. I'm headed to Lowes or Oakland Nursery to buy the mix I need. On the website they recommend a mixture of 1/3 Peat Moss, 1/3 Vermiculite, 1/3 Compost. After this we should be ready to plant. Broccoli here I come!