Raised garden
Meanwhile while we were working hard on figuring out some of the trickier aspects of the greenhouse- I came upon a giant pile of old white picket fence on the side of the road.
This was most exciting as I had decided that we would also need to have a place for greens and other veggies that didn't require 90-100 temps!
Directly above the greenhouse was a hideous gravel driveway that the previous owners used for their camper or boat. It was enormous, in full sun, and was begging to be a garden.
The major problem with our yard is the extreme deer problem that we face daily. We can have anywhere between 3 and 10 deer walk thru, graze, and nap all over our yard....every single day. If I was going to have a garden with veggies, it was going to need to be a fortress. Back to get more wood!
We also couldn't dig- as the gravel driveway had been built to be sort of level, and was in 2+ feet of rock. It is also where ALL of our electrical wiring is run to the house.
So - I decided to try an elaborate system of tension posts and fencing where the posts and fencing will hold itself up. Probably a crazy idea---but so far its working!
We rehabbed all of the white fencing and bought 10' posts to be the brackets between every piece of fencing. Then we added a pergola style entry and 2x4 that connected each post- essentially creating a tight rectangle that will hopefully hold up to our 60+ mph winds that we get every fall and winter.
Once we had that complete- we set off to make several cedar boxes. Enough room to walk between, and enough depth to reach in- we decided on 6 to start. Most of the garden is in full sun for a substantial part of the day- so we were able to put the greens etc in the more shady areas.
