Strawberry Patch

Scott decided we needed to make a strawberry patch.  We had looked for kits but he decided he would be able to come up with a design himself.  So after doing some basic sketches he had his idea and headed to Lowe's.  I was thinking this project would cost maybe 50 bucks but let's just say it cost more than I wanted to spend.   I think in the end it's going to be great.  Here is the pictures of our project.

 What the space looked like first.

 We used the garbage cans as our saw horses to cut the 2 x 8's.

 1st level of our 3 tiered strawberry patch.

 Our watering system for the strawberries. It will actually help to water the other parts of the garden that our sprinkler system doesn't reach.  So it's got a dual job.

Building the next two levels.

 The 2nd tier.

 We actually had to go get some dirt from another lot in order to build up the tiers.

Our wheel barrow has a flat tire so this is the way we had to get the dirt out of the truck and to the back garden spot.  I'm so glad we bought this wagon for Rachel's birthday last year.  It's been a life saver several times.

This is what it looks like with all three levels.  We left room in each level so that we could put some good soil in it.  We bought potting soil to put the strawberries in.  This picture you can see the sprinkler better in the back of the box.

 What it looks like with the potting soil in it.

The final look of our project.  I think it turned out really great.  I'm excited to get some strawberries next year.  We read that we are supposed to snap the blossoms off the 1st year so that they put all their energy into the roots.  So that's what we will do.