I’m not talking about the weeds in the lawn, I’m talking about that ground cover growing under my garlic stems. If I were growing garlic in a traditional row-based garden, I would have the rows and plants far enough apart that they could be weeded with a long handled hoe. Raised bed gardening, and especially [...]
Posts Tagged ‘square foot gardening’
1 Apr
Moving tomatoes
My tomatoes have been getting blight (I believe it’s septoria leaf spot) earlier and earlier each year. I decided that I need to move them completely out of my main garden area this year. I built these four 2 foot by 2 foot raised “bed” boxes up by my back porch. They’ll get great sun [...]
16 Sep
Pick a peck of popcorn
We got a decent haul from the 4 square feet of popcorn we planted. It’s probably only enough to fill a pint jar after we crack it. See what I did there? First we have to let it dry enough that it comes off the cob easily when twisted.
14 Apr
Herb Bed Populated
My wife planted out the herbs that I started indoors several weeks ago. This bed is literally 15 feet from our kitchen door. Thinking of fresh chives on a baked potato makes my mouth water.
5 Apr
First week of April Garden Overview
My average last frost date of the year is April 14th. That means there is still a 50/50 chance that I could get another frost on that date. A week later is my 10% chance date. This year has been different. We haven’t had a frost for about two weeks now, since late March. The [...]
4 Apr
Herb Bed in progress
This raised bed frame goes in the space just to the left of the cement where it sits at the moment. I snapped a couple pictures last night before I stopped working on it. It is 14 feet long and 2 feet wide and will have permanent wooden divisions for 12 different plants. It’s not [...]
3 Apr
More work done on the two new beds
I now have both new 4×8 beds leveled and anchored down. I am making these beds lasagna style with no tilling. After getting the frame anchored down I broke free the sod and about 4 inches of dirt underneath. I simply turned the sod upside down and put it back in place to rot as [...]
1 Apr
Square foot gardening 2010
I got one of the square foot gardens ready this weekend. This one is for M. It had tomatoes and carrots last year. This year it will be a true square foot garden bed with no fewer than a dozen different things growing, packed in there tightly shading out the weeds.
25 Mar
Cabbage varieties for 2010
I am going to have 3 types of cabbage this year. The kind I grew last year was Copenhagen. It made WONDERFUL sauerkraut, so I’m growing it again. I also have a purple variety Primero and a slow growing variety that will be ready late in the fall, Danish Ballhead.
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