[Stevenator.]

I recently started a container garden. I took twelve 55 gallon drums that I cut in half, to have twenty four 25 gallon “pots”. I drilled 30 holes in each one. That’s 720 holes. My wrist was killing me for a week. I filled each one with 200 lbs of rocks, potting soil, compost, peat moss & sand. That’s almost 5,000 lbs of material that I moved a total of six times. Shelf to cart to truck to cart to site to mix. It took me a week to do all this, and it about ******* killed me. It could be that I’m 55 y/o, or it could be the PM. I “try” to stay physically active, but the loss of strength I’ve experienced bugs me. I don’t sweat it, as I enjoy the other aspects, but when I set out to do something, I don’t like having two weeks of pure & utter exhaustion that accompanies my projects. Outside of a 22 mile mountain hike I did in Hawaii in my late 20’s, this about ******* killed me. But! the veggies are abundantly growing right now, and they’re soooo delicious.