June 18, 2012
Well our gardens are starting to take off, Since we planted in dirt & added compose with peat moss & verticulite, it hasn't been real bad to keep up. pullig weeds out (mostly crab grass) has been very easy.
In our 3x3 garden all 3 tomatoes have been growing. Out of 12 corn all but 2 are coming up. Sunflowers & lettuce didn't not come up. So I have palnted more sunflower seeds on Sunday.
In the 4x4 most squashes are coming up plus more since a rotten pumpkin was mashed ion dirt before we planted. Hubby didn't take out seeds. We will have plenty of pumpkin this year. LOL Radishes are coming up, no onions, carrots, nor beets. have few beans & pea but it's like something is eating them. My guess is the birds for they have gotten most of our strawberries too. Next year get cover!
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Since we have moved into our home, every Memorial Weekend Vic & I put in our "row" garden. This year, due to the early, warm spring we have been able to start early. During my recovery time & winter months I have been researching gardening & how to do it better. Came across to wonderful books;
All New Square Foot Gardening as well as
Vertical-Gardening
So this year we are trying it.
Our Square foot Garden
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| Built Frames |
will try to keep a journal of our progress with pictures, I hope.
Here are our frames. Front box is a 3x3 and the back box is a 4x4.
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| 4x4 |
A look at our 4x4. Vic just used twine to make our grid.
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| 3x3 |
Here is our 3x3. A personal note here: this is all recycled wood & supplies. Frames came from our neighbor. all other Vic had in his shed. Recycle & reuse is our motto here. Now need a compose. Researching & thinking there too to meet out estate rules. No chicken wire squared off like I wanted to. Lowe's has this one
Composer Not getting good remarks. Looked at this one at Steins Garden & Gifts also so we are thinking about it.
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| Vic getting our walkway ready |
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| First Newspapers |
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| Then a few layers of cardboard |
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| Then adding chips |
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| Much easier to walk between the gardens. |
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Found this in Birds and Blooms
Recycling in the Garden so we are giving this a try too. Feels good to walk on better to get around the gardens.
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| Herb Garden |
This is our herb garden that we started two years ago. I know it really needs work but trying to learn how to do it with out destroying what we have already started & established. Strawberries, Peppermint, Chives & I hope Plantain.
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| Pinch of this & Pinch of that |
Here you see our sections & depending on vergetables you either have one for extra large: Pepper, four for Large: Heads of lettuce, nine for medium: beets, sixteen for small: radishes.See our Dazie girl looking for her vegetables.
