Didn't really plan on making such a big new bed (actually an extension on another bed), but here I am anyways! I have one area that I started last fall by covering about a 5x5' area with leaves and such that I haven't even started working on yet before starting this new big project!! Good grief!! I decided with the economy going the way it is that I had to make a lot bigger area for more vegetables to be grown. As it is now I only had 2 pretty small areas allotted for veggies (however I did squeeze stuff in among the flowers: chard, lettuce, ect., but can't exactly squeeze a block of corn in the flower bed or full sized squash,can I LOL?!! This new area will allow me to a little more.

Since the area is mostly made up of Quack Grass I have to dig it up and make sure to get all the root down to the smallest pieces...so it is taking some time! In the picture you can see that as I go I have to cover the freshly dug earth with straw. I've learned doing this prevents the neighbors cats from using it as a litter box. It's not laid down very heavy (cause I want the soil to warm), but it's just enough. In another bed my peas and radish are coming up just fine under that cover :). Speaking of which my direct sown and wintersown peas came up at the same time..again.

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