Mel's Mix

I finally got all the pieces together to mix up my 'magic' Mel's Mix soil. It was way more work than I wanted. He has an ingenious way to mix the three ingredients (vermiculite, peat moss, and compost)—with a tarp: dump all the stuff and then move the tarp to roll it all together.

Well, my tarp turned out to be too small. And, it is definitely a two adult persons job. I ended up using Ian's little plastic shovels (so as not to tear the tarp) to stir things together.

After I lugged the stuff up to the garden spot, I was disappointed to find that I only have enough for just over two boxes. I think that I must not have gotten enough compost. I went to the city and filled up two garbage bags.

To save the day, Ryan was enthusiastically impressed with the soil. Hopefully the cats won't invade the one box that I left uncovered tonight and we'll actually get seeds in the ground tomorrow.