Preparing The Ground

Todays Job was to get the beds ready for planting. First thing I did was covered the ground with a layer of thick cardboard, this is supposed to keep the weeds down while allowing air & moisture into the soil & it rots back down into the soil in time.

Next job was to fill the beds with well rotted compost - I used horse manure as I have an unending supply of the stuff.

Next job was to build a compost heap out of pallets & add the left over manure to it. I'll use this to add my kitchen & garden waste to over the next few months.

And my final job of the day was to add a layer of soil on top of the compost and rake it level.