I have some 1 1/4" x 6" x 10' deck planks that I have coated with water seal, but they require 6 weeks before they are painted. I have some heavy duty latex white outdoor paint I will use and then put them around the tomato beds, but I wanted a good deep bed and had roots and rocks as well as the Bermuda roots. I tried hauling in some $20/ton topsoil for another area and was stunned at how quickly it disappeared. I have a 5x10' tilt trailer that is only rated for 1,500 lbs, though it has had close to 3,000 lbs of crushed rock on it and it now has a bent tongue that i straightened back out with a come-along attached to some buried posts, but it really needs to be welded and I haven't gotten around to taking it to a welder.

I needed the depth for he root crops and want it for the peppers. It is a lot of work, but it will be much easier in the future. Then, as I add top soil, sides to raised beds, etc., it will only improve. But I enjoy the work. Lets my mind wander and clear. A few more days for the pepper beds and then i can start setting the posts for the cover. Little by little.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."