I love being outdoors and gardening goes along with that love. My partner has a degree in horticulture, but I tend to feel more in touch with the natural world because I slow down to observe it. I know what the charts say about best planting dates, and the gardening books, but I also know what is already springing to life because I observed it in someone else's yard.

Yesterday, despite the rainy weather, I spent several hours constructing another garden box. I needed one for the quinoa seeds I purchased. I bought a variety that is supposed to do well in the Pacific Northwest and I am eager to see how it does.

 

This is pallet wood and a few fence boards I salvaged for this project.

The dimensions are 3 ft. x 4 ft. I kept a small path in front, wide enough for the wheel barrow. I used plastic, lids and sheeting, to keep the soil from touching the house and prevent rot. 

 This is the bed at the end of the day. There is a layer of straw and compost under the soil. I planted Red Headed Quinoa from Uprising Organics.