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MONEY GARDEN:
We are planting a small raised bed at the garden center to show
how easy it is to grow a few vegetables organically. Burpee have
donated a combination packet of seeds titled the money garden. (
a selection of Tomato, bell peppers, carrots, peas and beans.)We
will follow this on Wnep's Home and Backyard or you can come and
visit the garden center to see for yourself..Warts and all!
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This is Clydes Garden planner.It allows
me to select the correct planting times for all the vegetables I'll
grow.The red line is adjusted to the average last frost date and
it's easy to read off the planting times.
It is available from Clyde at
http://cdmplanning.hypermart.net |
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April 7th
This is the raised bed. It's made from
three 2x12x12 regular lumber. I cut one in half and used some metal
corner braces from lowes to hold the together. As there is no
real soil below I choose 12" depth to allow for better growth.
Pressure treated wood contains toxins that can leach into the soil
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My son Will and i start added to the
soil. They grey matter is a gritty sand . It helps give the soil
structure and can inhibit tunnelling rodents! |
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Things are really
starting to move. In the cold frame I have taken a risk and planted
peppers and tomatoes. The cold frame should keep them warm enough.
7th May 2009 |
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Peas can be planted while frost
is about. These are germinating nicely. The close up shows the grit
I have added to the soil for drainage and rodent prevention.
7th May 2009
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