Poor as Dirt

We have a saying in the south known as "poor as dirt".  Well, things have been really tight lately and I am poorer than dirt.  I didn't want to spend money on topsoil so I have been cannibalizing it from different areas, old flower beds etc., around the yard.  I guess a more appropriate term would be upcycling.  I can't imagine what the neighbors think.  Hopefully, I will have everything in order by the end of the summer and they will see that there is a method to my madness. 

 

 

 

The good news is that I was able to fill the little lady raised bed with topsoil and get the seeds into the dirt.  I was so excited that I completely overplanted the thing.  I now have carrots, zucchini, peas, okra, cucumbers and watermelon all planted in a 4' x 8' space.  It is going to be survival of the fittest. It will be interesting to see who makes it.