Sandbox to Square Foot Garden

We are turning our old swing-set and sandbox into a square foot garden. Check out the progress!

First we had to dig out all the sand and gravel from the sandbox. Some of our friends came to help us! We made a pile on our driveway and then borrowed a trailer to haul it away. It turned out some neighbors needed some dirt, so they got in on the fun too! Wheelbarrows are hard to drive! Have you tried it recently? One of the loads got away from me and spilled into the neighbors yard. Whoops. Our friends are requesting payment in tomatoes and cucumbers!

What fun is it to have dirt if you can't play in it? A little dirt won't hurt! Wa ha ha, evil sand monster, here she comes!

We hauled the dirt out to my parents ranch. Then my husband and the kids helped fill holes in the dirt roads around the ranch. It was nice to help Don out, do a little dirty work, and check out the view!

Then we rented a tiller to mix up that hard Colorado clay. Scott's getting in his workout of the day while his cheerleader is standing around taking pictures! Ha! Looking good!