04-24-2008, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Gardening
I've decided the time has come for my family to start being more self sufficient. I have almost a half acre backyard, and I'm going to put in a garden. Problem is, I don't know what I'm doing. My parents used to have a garden, but my only interaction with it was being pissed off when my dad would make me go out and pull weeds.
I'm going to go find a book at the library that might help me out, but was wondering if any of you have any tips for the first timer. |
04-24-2008, 06:35 PM | #2 |
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this is the kind of question where when you have chosen not to provide your location, then people are less inclined to want to assist you.
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04-24-2008, 06:38 PM | #3 |
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Newspaper mulch. Keeps way down on the weeding.
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I've decided that I want a serious vegetable garden this year. Using this plan I will be making raised beds similar to this photo. I will post the finished project in a couple of weeks. The goal is to have the garden planted and ready to go by the end of April. So far it has been really easy http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/...152183,00.html
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04-24-2008, 07:58 PM | #5 |
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Not providing my location was never really a choice I made as much as it never even crossed my mind. But I'm in Riverton, UT.
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04-24-2008, 10:48 PM | #7 |
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I'm not sure what the soil is like in your area, but here we have a lot of clay and riverbed rock. So a raised bed is a must for us. Every year we bring in more garden soil. I've never used any chicken manure before, but most people say it makes a big difference.
Soaker hoses on a yard timer are nice, if thats an option for you. Other than that, we don't get very creative with ours. We have 3 raised bed at 12'x8' each. Lots of tomatoes and peppers for salsa, beans and peas, onions, melons, squash, lettuce. Just make sure you don't put them in too early, meaning no more overnight frost. |
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