You’d never guess by looking at our cheery herb garden that only a few feet away…our pretty square foot gardens are singing the blues! We finally figured out what went wrong when we pulled the mulch away from the boxes. And like most problems in life it was self-inflicted…not by the vegetables…but by the gardeners! [...]
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Square foot gardens sing the blues
Posted in garden, vegetables, tagged drainage problems, garden problems, mulch, raised beds, square foot garden, square foot gardening on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The garden ready for spring
Posted in do-it-ourselves, garden, good thoughts, projects, vegetables, weather, tagged compost, deer proof garden, garden fence, garden gate, growing mix, homesteading, mulch, organic compost, peat moss, square foot garden, sustainable life, vermiculite on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here in southern Virginia, the last frost date is about May 1, so we’re not quite ready to stick plants or seeds in the ground yet, but when the time comes, the garden is ready! Debbie and I spent all day last Saturday in 45-degree weather finishing up the square-foot garden plot. Spring seemed very [...]
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