On May 21, 2010, I cut two 4' pieces of chicken wire and four 4' pieces of weed blocking cloth. I put down the chicken wire first, then put the cloth on top. Then I set the wooden frames on top of the cloth.

We went to Lowe’s again and bought more manure, compost and humus. We also bought some seeds and plants. I put the plants on the back porch for the time being. They included tomatoes, eggplants, various peppers, and some herbs. The seeds were Texas Grand onions, Muncher cucumbers, Organic Lemon cucumbers, Early Golden Acre cabbage, and Mammoth Russian sunflowers.

I put down a large tarp on the ground and started measuring out buckets of compost, peat moss, and vermiculite. The book calls for one-third of each. I pulled the tarp and rolled the materials back and forth to mix them. I got the garden rake and mixed some more to get the soil completely mixed. Then I started shoveling the soil into the boxes. After I got a good layer in the bottom of each box, I sprayed it with the garden hose. I did this about three times until the boxes were full. Daylight was going away, so I stopped working.