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Preparing for my fall garden
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man that looks nice
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We are gonna replant our garlic bed and possibly put in some carrots and radishes and such our long beans peppers and okra will keep right on producing through the fall.
May put in some green onions but we have plenty left from last year. |
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I plan on it.......
I am thinking of getting rid of the raised bed and going rows.......not sure yet...... |
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IMO raised is the way to go make them no wider than 4 feet and however long ya wanna leave 2 ft between em so ya can kneel by them. Plant the whole thing from side to side in a grid system. Much less weeding and much more yield per sq ft. no drowning when it rains. True ya hafta water some when it dont but use that opportunity to put on some miracle plant food. You will be amazed at how much a lil patch of garden can produce.
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Cappy I would like to eventually convert my garden to raised beds but it would take a lot of dirt. One of the Dr.s in town built a brick raised bed garden back in the 90's. His planters were 3 foot tall and 4 foot wide. I don't remember how long they were. He could weed with out bending over. The walkways were even bricked. It was part of his patio. I am planning to try a 10x10 BTE garden this fall also.
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If ya wanna try the 3 ft high ones the soil only needs to be 1 ft deep. you can even put them on legs far as that goes.
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Probably just need to do a better job with my soil........last two years have been a struggle........I haven't been able to put up tomatoes at all.......enough to eat though. |
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By far the best gardening advice for us:
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/ Don't be scared to email ya questions to Dan Gill he answers fast and friendly like it's part of his job. |
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mix yard clippings under the rabbit pen. it will break down very fast
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Yes very fast. I was amazed. The amount of worms I see when I turn it every day is crazy. Today I chipped and shredded branches that my neighbor trimmed this morning. I ended up with a 2 cubic foot pile. I watered it in layers as I made the pile and then tarped it. When I turn Saturday it will be smoking it will be so hot. When that pile quits making heat in about a month I move it to under the cages for about a month or until I see a turd ever inch in the compost. In 2 months I get the best compost I have ever used.
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Managed to finish cleaning up my beds today. Looks like my long beans I planted on my tomato poles after they finished might give me a taste or two before it time for the fall crop . My ichiban eggplant still going strong in it's container along with the bell peppers.
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Would you guys have each bed of your raised bed gardens soil tested?? |
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I did on the ones that were set up different. I just got my samples back and tilled in the corrections. I was lucky they were not too far off. The only area that was acidic was the one I used miracle grow soil in. I found out my garden was high in phosphates and a little low in nitrogen and potassium. I was also low in sulfur but high in all of the minerals. I was really high in magnesium. I have been wondering why I had nice green plants that didn't grow as large as they should. I have been going easy on fertilizer too scared to burn them. It is only $10 per sample plus $6 in shipping. You can send 3 samples per shipment.
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