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16 + 16 +15 + 11.75 = 58.75. Cubic feet that is. There is approximately .6684blahblahblah cubic foot in a five-gallon bucket. So, we, or rather, I was looking at 87.896 buckets. Of plant soil. To move from the heap in the driveway to the two 4' x 4', the one 10' x 1.5' and the one 8' x 1.5' garden boxes I built. They are pretty sturdy. Made from 2" x 12" lumber. ("Lumber" is a nice word. Very useful in a variety of situations). The wheelbarrow would not be particularly helpful because I would have to unload it shovel by shovel up and into the foot-tall boxes. And the ground was pretty muddy. Still is. No, the bucket brigade would be the best way. Declining offers to borrow neighbors' wheelbarrows with, "No thanks. We have one. I have found this way to be more efficient," I began. (A better workout as well). Two at a time. Buckets. Two buckets. Every ten I would sweep up around the pile. Gotta make it a game. 84 buckets later and I was done. I had to leave a little room around the top lip of the boxes, and there were those decimals involved in my calculations. Those had been rounded to the third or the fourth place. Now all my garden boxes were filled. I had taken care of the other four last week. Two a day on two different days. I planted the raspberries. Six of them. Four varieties. Then it was to the computer to plan the root crop box. Radishes (3 varieties), carrots, parsnips, beets, turnips. Two square feet each. But I only planted 1/2 square foot each. After 1/4 of the "Days to Maturity" as indicated on the seed packet, I will plant the next 1/4 crop on the next 1/2 square foot of each designated plot. Open the spreadsheet, input the data. Calculate the next and successive planting dates. Finally, input those dates on my Google Calendar so that I will get e-mail reminders when to plant. Too much? Oh yeah. But I really LOVE radishes.