Last minute vegetable Garden Journal.

theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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well, I thought it would be nice to have a veggie garden journal to reflect on, cuz my other journals do help..... anyways.... I just built a raised bed that measures 8' long, 4' wide, and 2 1/4 ft tall. Another rasied bed is attached to it that measures 4' long 2' wide and 2 ft tall. I loosened the top 4 inches and removed about 2 inches, then I lined it with galvanized steel wire mesh (1/4") I put a lare of back plastics on top of that and then poked about a thousand holes in it and tears all over the place, then I lined the bottom with pebbles and small stone and a wheel barrowful of granite dust mixed with another two wheelbarrows of local soil. I am doing the same thing to both raised beds, and then I will buy planter soil from the local nursery (basically leftovers from other projects) and fill it and mix in ammendments. I will write about that later, for now I will go take pics....
 
Knally

Knally

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theloadeddragon said:
well, I thought it would be nice to have a veggie garden journal to reflect on, cuz my other journals do help..... anyways.... I just built a raised bed that measures 8' long, 4' wide, and 2 1/4 ft tall. Another rasied bed is attached to it that measures 4' long 2' wide and 2 ft tall. I loosened the top 4 inches and removed about 2 inches, then I lined it with galvanized steel wire mesh (1/4") I put a lare of back plastics on top of that and then poked about a thousand holes in it and tears all over the place, then I lined the bottom with pebbles and small stone and a wheel barrowful of granite dust mixed with another two wheelbarrows of local soil. I am doing the same thing to both raised beds, and then I will buy planter soil from the local nursery (basically leftovers from other projects) and fill it and mix in ammendments. I will write about that later, for now I will go take pics....
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I'm very interested in seeing your raised bed garden. I've ben thinking about a couple myself. Look forward to seeing yours evolve.

Good luck.

Go Green...Grow Green
 
theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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ok here are the pics I took yesterday.... haven't done anything since, Im going to trim the top pickets so they are pretty much even, paint it white (eventually I am going to veneer it with river slate, :)> and Im just waiting on cash to get soil.... You might recognize the area from my last years outdoor journal...
 

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theloadeddragon

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everything has halted on this until I can get soil.... sad..... well, I planted tomato seeds and cucumber, melon, and squash, and I already have strawberries and coffee berries coming in strong...
 
johnny961

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cukes & squash will fill that thing up all by themselves. strawberries should be planted somewhere they can spread cause they come back year after year & get bigger .
 
theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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bell peppers and tomatoes are going in the big box. cucumbers in the other smaller one. Mellons are going on the hillside allong with squash. Strawberries are out front in the ground (you won't see pics of those unless you know me in person...lol)...... it will all come along when I get soil and sprouts.
 
johnny961

johnny961

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I buy some plants but i do start some from seed never done a journal online before but when get it planted i will post pictures.
 
johnny961

johnny961

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Have a real good nursery around here & can get 6 tomato plants for .99 so it really isnt worth my time starting some seeds only the ones i cant get from there.
 
theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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johnny961 said:
Have a real good nursery around here & can get 6 tomato plants for .99 so it really isnt worth my time starting some seeds only the ones i cant get from there.
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Wish I was so lucky... Im broke and have seeds (none of which have cracked, :(.

But I have found some decent soil right around here, so I am filling the box today... :)
 
northeastern lights

northeastern lights

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I live in a townhouse condo.:cry:

The head of the condo association lives next to me. They fined me $50 last year for planting flowers. So this year I went to the board and asked permission to grow. They said veggies only. So I started corn inside a month ago under a 400 MH. Just planted. Bet she'll like 8 foot corn stocks next to her unit. I'll get some pics up in a few. I still have a little room for tomatoes I got going down stairs.

i never realized how much harder it is to start veggies from seed. I'm a much better pot farmer lol.
 
theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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if I were her, I would jack your corn, lol.

Well, actually, I would grow my own.... but if I couldn't, yeah, I would be hitting you up trying to trade herb for corn, lol...
 
northeastern lights

northeastern lights

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theloadeddragon said:
if I were her, I would jack your corn, lol.

Well, actually, I would grow my own.... but if I couldn't, yeah, I would be hitting you up trying to trade herb for corn, lol...
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HAhahahaha. She's just such a bitch. Scorned old women with nothing to do. I got 3 kids and plenty to do. Definatley no time for the condo games.

But anyway not to jack your thread, I'm gonna start the peppers tonight and hopefully they'll make it out in a month. I'll be watching this for sure to see how it turns out.
 
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