Dirt X 2

Yesterday evening, Anna and I filled the second garden box full of dirt. We've been experiencing "June gloom" as far as weather this week, and Anna was determined to get that box full of dirt while the weather was still quite cool instead of just slightly cooler than a scorchingly hot day. So after a couple of batted eyes and a smile, I could resist no longer, and out we went.

Anna had presoaked the dirt for a few minutes to try and soften it a bit, and it worked somewhat. Most of the water ran down the slope so it only soaked in an inch or two. After breaking up a first round of hard dirt, I put the water on a tiny bit to try softening the dirt some more. This time, I gouged the slope so the water would seep into the holes and soften the dirt a little deeper. It worked very well! The dirt began to be a LOT easier to break and dig.

Anna used the two buckets to move the dirt to the box from the slope. We had a good system going. The time we filled the first box, it took us two evenings. This time we did it all in one.

Here's the two boxes filled with dirt.

Now we need to soak the dirt a bit, till in some manure, and plant some seeds or transplant some seedlings. Then the worst part of gardening...

... the waiting.