Garden Expansion

We are adding square feet to our gardening plot this year.  The fence perimeter was expanded over the weekend, and hopefully I will have at least one new bed built by next week.  The shed build is also in full-swing- FINALLY-  this is very exciting stuff to people without a garage!  It will provide much needed storage.

Here is the before of the recently cleared section of our lot.  This used to be the home of my cold compost pile.  The boys moved it with an excavator and it is now full of rocks and debris from cut trees. Oh well.  Lots of screening in my future.

Here they are erecting the post and beam frame, it went together very quickly.

Progress as of yesterday afternoon.  I am hoping to get my potting table set-up asap!  The siding is/will be board and batten.

Now onto the expanding garden.......

A long narrow bed will go along the back side for trellising, and three 4x4 beds will go over on the right.  Two of the six beds are currently planted, one with asparagus, and the other with garlic.  Kale, spinach, and peas are in the coldframe which needs to be turned around now that fence is no longer blocking access.  Just outside the fence to the left is the grape trellis.  One of the lovely gals at my husband's office is giving us a cutting from her father's grapes, so with that and the one I have on order we will need to add another section or two to the trellis as well.  Not so attractive in winter brown is it?  Boy am I looking forward to green!  Meanwhile, the garden clean-up continues......