Hot Tub Wicking Bed

After renting the concrete saw for the THIRD time (pity our neighbours!) we finally unearthed all of the blocks from the 4th bed. There was no better sound than the last block being lifted out!

Here is the 4th bed dug out:

After lining the bed with the bed with pond liner, I tried to convince Tim to fill the bed with water and make it into a hot tub instead of a garden bed. At 14' long and wide enough for 2 people, I thought it was a great idea.

Tim won this debate, and we began finishing the bed. Here is the weeping tile being laid:

A total of 200' of weeping tile was used in the 4 beds and garden swales. Next we added chunks of concrete, larger rocks and rock debris from a neighbours pile in the alley to hold the tile in place and to create the overflow area seen towards the bottom of the pic (above).

After weeping tile came the landscape fabric and 1 cubic meter of soil.

After MANY, MANY months of work, our four beds are done!!!

Summer garden update pics are to follow soon!