Working on Bed 14 & 14a

A nice sunny 13C day, so I hit the allotment early and set about clearing framed bed 14. Taking the frame apart and then with Wally's assistance lifting the frameworks of the raised beds off and placing on the bed, so that I could assemble the next couple of frames ready for doing the same on framed bed 13

Photo above Framed Bad 14 before clearing blocks and debris and unscrewing the frame.

The two new raised bed frames placed on the framed Bed 14 footprint once the frame was dismantled and laid on the path.

The rotting timber will be placed under the new frames to raise them up a little and level the frames without embedding into the ground as it slopes. The soils is so nice and rich, it will be weeded and decanted into buckets and then used to refill the top level of raised beds.

Bed 14 & 14a are 300mm narrower than the original to make leaning into working it easier, and the paths wider so the wheelbarrows are easier to get around them. Weeding and re laying the woodchip margins to the path slabs needed.

Bed 14 & 14a are 300mm narrower than the original to make leaning into work easier, and the paths wider so the wheelbarrows are easier to get around them

Using the predrilled 0.9m (3ft) timbers I assembled more frames on top of bed 15

View from the potting shed door.