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herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
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 Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 5:00:44 PM
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Check out our blog with the garden updates. It shows some of the raised beds.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #97
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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DairySue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Connecticut
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2008 : 10:02:10 PM
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Raised beds = NO gophers and no weeds! We are planning on building more around the picnic table area in our back yard. Slow and steady building over the winter and we'll be ready to plant come spring!
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
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frolicnfibers
True Blue Farmgirl
668 Posts
Diana
White City
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2008 : 06:43:56 AM
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I love my raised beds! Keep out the gophers and the weeds also! I had quite a few weeds in the "paths" between the beds this spring (didn't get them pulled in time :() but when I finally got that under control, I've had very few weeds in the beds. Kristine, I love your blog with your great looking family! i went in to look at the raised bed pics and got stuck there reading and copying down recipes! Thanks for that.
Diana
Please come visit my animals and my Etsy store on my new blog!
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herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 10:04:23 AM
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Diana,
You are welcome. It was my hope to share "real" info that people could use, along with encouragement.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #97
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
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julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 05:03:42 AM
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Ooh, Ladies. I'm in BIG trouble! I sat down this weekend and drew up plans for the ultimate dream raised bed garden, with my PINK bathtub in the very center. Yikes! I came up with (count them) 75 beds -- some 4x4, some 4x8, some 4x12 and 8 of them corner beds with 8' outside borders and 4' inside borders. Of course, that is the ULTIMATE raised bed garden. Since one of our biggest goals at Paradise is to become 85 - 95% self sufficient, this garden will accomodate every vegetable we eat, with enough for putting by and a little bit to sell -- including 10 different heirloom beans to dry and use for 10-Bean Soup mix. DH just about passed out when I told him about how much it would cost. However, I have to pat him on the back. He didn't flinch -- much anyway -- and just said that if I wanted to paint the bathtub pink he would cut out a silhoutte of a pigs head and get some copper wire to curl, and put them on either end of the bathtub. I just laughed, and quickly explained to him that we COULD do the garden in stages. I think that made him feel a little better! Thanks, guys. For all your WONDERFUL input!
Alee -- I sympathize. We had solid clay when we lived in Shreveport, and, although it took seemingly forever to get my soil right, I finally did, and got to enjoy if for ONE year before we moved to the country. Now, I have exactly the opposite -- pure sand, and I get to start all over. Ah, the joys of gardening!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 06:35:36 AM
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Julie- Sand and clay are both hard to deal with! I am not going to stress too much about this place's soil though since I have a feeling we will be moving next year. Ugh :(
I am glad your DH is coming over to the raised bed side! :D I can't wait to see pictures once they all get finished!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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