The Rational Prepper - Victory Gardens

Lost and Found
A couple of months ago I talked about putting in a vegetable garden. The coldest temps on record created problems with our well and killed a couple thousand dollars of shrubs.  So I lost my motivation for planting.

Then I visited my friends G&J. They gave me a tour of their amazing garden and I found my enthusiasm again!

That said... I'm starting small with just four containers.  If I can actually get anything to grow then I'll add four more next year.

Progress Report
The only sunny location at neoTerra is along the north side of the driveway.  It's also the most level location on our property... but it's not that level.

The project started two weeks ago with delivery of 10 yards of topsoil.  Since I'm obsessive, I bought a truckload of concrete blocks to level the containers.

Here are the two front containers with the entry gate.

View toward the south with three containers in place.  I like the way the corrugated metal containers go with the metal siding on the house.  Note that the concrete piers extend past the containers to the left... that will provide the foundation to extend the garden next year (if I'm ambitious).

A view from the east.  Only one more container to install!    BUT, I have to move a lot of dirt first... It takes about a cubic yard for each of the two front containers and more for the back containers which are 10-12 inches above grade.

I'd better get moving!!!  It's almost time to plant!