We decided that we would start with four 4 foot by 8 foot raised beds. These were made from a composite material which a local lumber yard stocked. Hardware cloth was placed on the bottom of each box as a barrier for the gophers. Here they are waiting upside down on the driveway.
They were to go on a fairly level piece of ground not too far from the kitchen.
The beds were going to be on drip watering, so we needed to bring water to the site. The PVC pipe for the water was buried in a trench from and outdoor faucet to the location of the beds.
An enormous pile of planter mix was delivered and then shoveled into the wheelbarrow and dumped into the raised beds.
Then it was time to enclosed the garden area with a fence to keep out the deer, rabbits and other critters. Since we would be expanding the garden area in the future, T-posts were used to old the fence wire except for the ends at the gate where wood posts were used. The drip tubing was set in place and then it was time to plant.
