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Jacquelita and I put up a garden
http://cellar.org/2005/garden1.jpg
I always said I might rip up a corner of the yard and put in a row of tomatoes and corn, and when J suggested we could make it a project, this is finally the year. What we have constructed is two raised beds, 8 foot by 3 foot. The yard in this area is marshy a lot, so I figured raised bed was the only way to go. We used treated lumber so that it wouldn't rot. It would appear that the "bad" treated lumber, which killed every single child of every single deck owner, and which would poison you instantly if used to grow things, is now reformulated. Phew! http://cellar.org/2005/garden2.jpg Only the first bed has soil so far. Here you can see the simple-but-effective bolt-into-post method of securing everything. None of this stuff is going anywhere. http://cellar.org/2005/garden3.jpg Implements of destruction There are three rows of carrots set in already. Not pictured is 72 seeds in 72 little peat pots that are germinating. These are tomatoes and squash. In two weeks frost period will be over and the rest goes in, peas, beans, corn. The crazy thing is that if it's messed up somehow, if mistakes are made, one can only wait another year and try again. What a learning experience. |
Tell the Bean story. That's Bean with a capital B.
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Judging by what appears to be vermiculite particles, you purchased a metric buttload of potting soil...
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That's right. It may be a miscalculation, but by the bale, it seems to be as cheap as getting a delivery of the best soil from the local garden place or renting a truck. At lower levels it mixes with the local soil...
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The bean story is that the Beaner, the dog, couldn't help but dive right in. He's fearless, is that dog... fearless and not really all that bright...
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How do we know that you aren't snipping this from a magazine or something?
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We did almost exactly the same thing...except we went a little higher since the soil underneath was mostly rock and we also got our soil as composted leaves from the Manchester landfill....5 bucks a trailer load! Darkest soil I have ever seen.
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FD, you work to "closer tolerances" than we do. :D
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As if beans and dirt and carrots care.
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It is very nice to enjoy the gardening process.
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If you've ever noticed...well, even if you haven't....corn doesn't grow as tall along the edge of a plot/field. The tops seem to be pretty uniform height until you get to the last few rows at the edge.
Corn doesn't seem to do as well when there are only a row or two. You'll only get 1 or 2 ears per stalk and with a raised bed it'll need watering even when the ground in wet under the bed. I'd give up the corn for things that will give you more bang for the buck, more eating per square foot. :2cents: |
I just bought a house - well, almost bought it, and I guess there was a garage and now it's just a pile of dirt, so I'm intrigued by these garden boxes. You just build the box and fill it with dirt? Did you have plans on how to make these or did you just do it?
I really like them and I want to grow stuff - especially since i don't have a job to look forward to after graduation. Any guidance is much appreciated :). |
Start your compost pile(s) if you havent already!
The allotment that I rented last year has gone total community(8 gardners) , so we are planning together the whole site. What I'm looking forward to is learning about rotation and interplanting. I can make it attractive, but I want it to produce as well! Here's last year's dining room project done. 10 x 10 patch of brick pavers in the sunken spot. My favorite coffe spot. Now the baby trees just need to get big! |
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Damn, that is *nice*. I am so incredibly envious. Not of the work, just the result. Beautiful, Warch. Nice garden as well. :blush: |
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