The rationale behind narrowing of the paths
was, “how often do you really need a wheelbarrow to go through all the paths in
such a small space?” The answer: quite a
bit while filling raised beds with dirt, afterwards hopefully not so
much. The wheelbarrow fits, but we have
to lift it high enough to keep the back legs above the walls of the beds. This really is very doable until it’s filled
with heavy topsoil, so we found ourselves running into corners and knocking
nails loose while bumping and dumping.
We had built the beds with nails we had on hand, which really weren’t
long enough. So, my husband found
himself running to the hardware store and reinforcing all the corners with
longer nails before I ruined all his hard work with my wheelbarrow.
The nails made all the difference! This is working. Thanks to my housemate’s one day and my husband's help another, we have distributed the entire pile of topsoil . I think my body
will scream at me if I shovel another load if I push it any harder...good thing planting and watering are a little easier on the muscles.
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