Garden 2.0

This past weekend we started working on the garden. Yay! Slack and I assembled two garden boxes, each one is 8′ x 4′. He sooo ROCKS btw . We bought untreated birch and then I used linseed oil to protect them. I hope it works! It will be an experiment to see how well they hold up in the heat and rain. It cost about $40 for the wood and I had linseed oil stored in the garage. I also ordered my seeds yesterday from Burpee and Seeds of Change. That cost another $40. It seems like a lot to pay for seeds but after buying organic and paying for shipping it adds up fast. I also have to get compost to fill the boxes. They are 12″ deep so I will need quite a few bags. I am not going to buy soil as I am going to use the soil underneath that I used last year and sow directly into the compost. I bought seeds for lavender, three types of sunflowers, Chinese cabbage, green beans (bush-type), zucchini, basil, and a lettuce blend. I would like to also buy pepper plants and marigolds. I plan on planting the flowers in with the vegetables to get the benefits of companion planting: pest deterrent, shade for plants that need it, etc.