Hi Shane,

Once we had everything we needed, each one happened pretty quickly. Digging almost everything out of the raised bed is probably the most arduous part. Once we emptied each bed, it went back together again in no time.

I'm about to embark on the conversion of the third one.

This bed, which we planted out with tomatoes several months ago, is its own argument in support of wicking beds. To say that the tomatoes have grown in questionable circumstances would be a gross understatement.

This bed has been a textbook case of the 'too much or too little (most often too little) water' from the outset.

Anyway, the plants (probably in anticipation of their imminent demise) have produced a nice bucketful of heritage tomatoes.........which Jan plans to turn into green tomato pickle later today.

We'll pull out the tomato bushes and retrofit this third raised bed into a wicking bed garden........and (with hope) plants not having enough water will be a thing of the past.

Notwithstanding our watering neglect, these concrete raised beds have been great vegetable gardening spots. Converting them to wicking beds will address the watering issue so we're expecting big things.

Gary