13 years ago
We filled the beds with equal parts (by volume) of compost (I used composted horse manure, and purchased mushroom and cow manure compost. The book (Square Foot Gardening) suggests 5 …
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13 years ago
Learn to build simple wooden raised bed frames out of inexpensive lumber simple hardware and a little elbow grease!
It doesn’t feel like it, but this is really only the second season that I’m vegetable gardening in earnest. Clearly I am still learning, and there are many firsts that I’ll …
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Fall and winter seasons are a time to clean up your garden.
Cleaning up your ornamental and vegetable beds as well as your lawn is a critical part of fall and …
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14 years ago
Today was setting up the rain barrel system. A full 8 hours work, so I am tired and sunburned but pleased.
First we repurposed some old gutters.
Next we figured …
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