re: This Weekend's Project (TWP)

Repairing hinge system on Big Green Egg. Only been out of commission for a little over a year.

Have new nesting table coming in next week.

I get most people don't want to walk in it but I always thought the main purpose of a raised bed for a veggie garden was to control moisture in the soil.

I plan on walking between rows also.

Raised beds from my knowledge have a couple of perks that people choose them for.

1. Can walk and mow/weed eat between rows.

2. Dont have to dig up the ground, dig out rocks, prepare poor soil.

3. Easier to keep weeded.

4. Soil drains better.

5. If you build them high enough you dont have to do alot of bending over.

They definately arent cost effective though. Lol

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If the weather is finally nice, Gonna rip up the grass under my Savannah Holly trees that are along the fence line and make a bed 4' deep the length of the fence line. Also have to install all my Volt landscape lights for all the trees.

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Where did you end up getting your hollies from?

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I get most people don't want to walk in it but I always thought the main purpose of a raised bed for a veggie garden was to control moisture in the soil.

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You can basically do the same thing by hilling up rows to plant in. I have 5 rows 50 ft. long in my back yard and I do have one 4 ft. x 12 ft. x 1 ft. deep raised bed I use for planting root crops in like onions, garlic, kohlrabi, turnips, carrots etc.

It does seem to dry out quicker than my rowed garden that will hold water between the rows when I get a lot of rain, and that can be a good thing to cut down on the amount of watering I need to do.

If my wife ordered the brackets she wanted online...I'm redoing our pantry shelves and finally installing baseboards in there as well.

If not...I'm not sure what's on the list

Finish a floating shelf with a hidden drawer.

Wash/wax all the vehicles.

I'm refinishing a dining room table and chairs for my brother's family. They're moving into a new place this weekend.

I made some progress on my deck painting. Fell a little behind because my wife came home with a bushel of okra and a bushel of pears that someone gave her.

Plus I was already planning on grilling a bunch of stuff yesterday.

So, long story short. Okra has been blanched, breaded, vac sealed, and frozen. Pears are peeled, diced, and ready to can preserves tomorrow night. Burgers, hot dogs, pork chops, and mango habanero chicken has been grilled and is ready for eating throughout the week.

And the deck is cleared off and pressure washed really well. Gonna sand it tomorrow. Won't be able to paint til next weekend though.

Wish the previous owners had just stained it... would be so much easier to deal with. But this should keep it up for another 8 years or so til I'm ready to build a bigger deck.