My First Vegetable Garden - Part 5

Greetings all after an eleven month hiatus. I’d like to apologize to my readers for leaving them for so long. Finally I can share my story and continue it for you all.  

This was all put together in Spring of 2016.  I had just finished the task of completing the first bed which seemed like an insurmountable challenge to overcome.  Now came the gargantuan task of constructing the second bed.  I don't think it was the idea of construction that disconcerted me but rather that of earth moving.  And it was a lot and also a question of where the hell I was going to put it.

As you can see in the above picture, I moved some of the dirt to allow preliminary installation of vertical posts.

Slowly but surely, boards were affixed to the posts and it never failed...when I thought I had enough, I ran out and had to dismantle more pallets.  I think that was the pain in the ass part.  

Then came time to finally fill in the bed.  But first, I had to dig out all the dirt and lay the logs and brush to create the Hugelkultur bed.  As a final measure, I top dressed it with some homemade compost.  In addition, I left part of it open so I could create an adjoining, perpendicular bed.

Now the garden is taking shape.  I just might actually accomplish what I set out to do and just in time for the growing season, too.  Sweet!
Stay tuned for the next installment. Thank you readers.
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