CUCUMBER BED

Today we added a cucumber bed to our garden collection. The bedrock here is just below the surface so raised beds make our garden much more productive. Raised beds are also much easier on Mary's back.

I use rough sawn hemlock and as you can see not all boards are exactly the same.

Hemlock is rock solid and heavy. Carrying one 10 ft board was a good workout but I soon had it cut to fit. What you can't see in this photo are the thousands of blackflies enjoying lunch on my arms and legs.

2x4x10 ft. hemlock or cedar are not available from our local lumberyard for another month. I may have to use spruce to finish the upper structure and replace them later. It would be a simple fix and allow us to plant cucumbers tomorrow.

We are already eating spinach, lettuce, asparagus and pea shoots from our gardens and we have tomatoes doing well in our little greenhouse. It looks like trips to the grocery store will become fewer as each week passes.

Our gardens this evening.

Spinach, peas and lettuce are all happy with the cool evenings and warm days.

Thanks for stopping by and stay safe everyone.