Well, a couple of mornings after my raised bed was done and the seeds all planted, waiting to grow, Ri shouted from outside that he had spotted deer tracks INSIDE the raised bed! At first, I thought he was kidding me since everyone has been warning me that my garden will never come to fruition because of where we are! (Did I mention, we have neighbors that rescue and take care of baby deer? More on that on the main Our Notes page). Anyways, I went out to see and sure enough, there were what looked suspiciously like deer tracks right in the middle of my new garden! We had already thought about making a kind of protective cover for my experimental garden (Mostly, Jim didn't want to see me fall apart, despite my reassuring him that if my plants got eaten I would bear the loss with fortitude!). So this led us to Part 2 of our garden project!
Doesn't the cover look like a funky, outdoor art installation?!
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My experimental garden is finally done! This was fun but NOT quick and easy! I was excited to learn how to use an electric drill and to make a wood frame. Thanks, Jim and Rigel, for teaching me! Aneka was also a big help in the layering process. I took photos of the whole process! Now, keeping fingers crossed and hoping no critters, big or small, decide to eat up what little there is to before we get a cover protection! This will be my next project! SketchUp Update:So, we've been learning SketchUp and Jim thought this would be a way to use it to design our raised bed. Of course, this time we did a backwards design, going from product to design! But we are beginning to see the use of this amazing program for real life learning! From the four of us, Rigel is probably the best at using it, thanks in part, to his growing skills in using Minecraft! But don't tell him I said so! ;-) I was looking for a couple of small planters to hold my newly bought herbs- cilantro and basil- from the Burnsville Farmer's Market. I like using fresh herbs when possible while cooking, so the best place to have them is in the kitchen! I needed just the right size planter for this- they had to fit on the window sill- and didn't have too much time to go hunting around. Got the idea from recycling what I had just used in my kitchen- a glass salsa jar and a plastic Ragu jar! Perfect homes for my cilantro and basil! Quick and easy- fun too!
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AuthorI was born in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania but grew up in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. I love being outdoors, especially with children as they help me (re) discover nature. CategoriesArchives
May 2015
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