The vegetable garden has expanded once more! I couldn’t resist, I still had remaining space and extra plants so I added ONE small veggie bed. This really added symmetry to the overall beds. I moved the zucchini plants to the new bed and some summer squash. I also added corn to the old and new […]
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Category Archives: Adventures in GardeningThe new raised bed vegetable garden is moving right along! I finished planting the remaining squares with more veggies and added some marigolds to help with pest/critter control. The rest of the veggies just needed their daily dose of water and weeding. There really is nothing to the weeding, just a few here and there. […] The next step in my new veggie garden is what to plant and where. According to Mel, the Square Foot Garden is not a true square foot garden unless it has a grid. I loved this idea, hence why my mom calls it the “Anal Garden”. It really makes the garden look organized and […] Here is the dirt on the dirt! I basically tried to follow Mel’s famous mix. Although it was pretty hard to track down, I think I managed to make it work. He calls for 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 compost (from 5 different sources). He states that if you use this mix […] |
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