06-01-2023, 04:26 PM
More pictures!
So if you look further up the page you'll see me make a comment about the unmeshed allium bed. That critters don't care for alliums. Well, they may not care for alliums, but that doesn't mean they won't eat them. So a flash deal pops up on amazon for a 9-in-one 17" raised bed.
I'm using it in the 8'x2' configuration. That's where I plan on putting the pepper plants, if they ever germinate. And that big patch of dirt in front of the bed? That's where the allium bed used to be.
Now here,
is where I had placed all the rocks from the rock garden I took out a couple years ago, as I slowly got rid of them, 5 to 10 gallons at a time, by dumping them into the garbage can each week. To build this bed, I used 8"x16"x2" paver stones, set them on their long edge and dug them into place on the left adjusting to building up the ground on the right, as the ground slopes about four inches over the 12 feet of the bed. It's on the east side of the house and only gets direct sun for a few hours every day, so I'm using it for herbs and hoping that the shady conditions will allow for late season radishes and lettuce. The picture was taken at high noon, which makes it about three in the afternoon, as I make it, what with all the "double daylight savings" and such.
After I got these two beds built, I went to the dirt company to see about getting a delivery. $55 delivery charge a load, minimum delivery of two yards. The fee was less than I had expected, but the minimum was more than I needed. Looks like I'll be reusing the planks from the allium bed, after all.
Note: that's not lens distortion. Those "boards" (plastic planks made to look wood-like. Fifteen years old and on their last use) really are that warped. Also note: I went to the grocery store and bought a bag of Hambean 15-Bean Soup Mix, broadcast a couple/few handfuls, covered them with an inch, or so, of leaf mold and compost, and watered. This picture was taken a week later and those are true leaves, there, not cotyledons.
So an order for two yards of garden mix delivered and a few hours of hauling soil, one wheelbarrow-ful at a time, making sure to take regular breaks and keep hydrated, and I realize that there's still more soil than I need, even with the repurposed bed. So dinner, then a trip to Lowe's, and we have:
Quickly and shoddily made. The mentality was, "Do it now; fix it later." I had a pile of soil in the driveway and limited daylight. As it was, I finished moving the soil by streetlight. This is the south side of the house, but it, too, doesn't get all that much direct sunlight due to this section being set back a few feet from the rest of the house and a couple of trees. I'll also be using this for herbs and maybe some broad leaf vegetables. Yes, most herbs require "full sun" according to growing instructions, but that's for full potential. I don't need my basil to grow to be four feet tall. I can survive it being only three.
So if you look further up the page you'll see me make a comment about the unmeshed allium bed. That critters don't care for alliums. Well, they may not care for alliums, but that doesn't mean they won't eat them. So a flash deal pops up on amazon for a 9-in-one 17" raised bed.
I'm using it in the 8'x2' configuration. That's where I plan on putting the pepper plants, if they ever germinate. And that big patch of dirt in front of the bed? That's where the allium bed used to be.
Now here,
is where I had placed all the rocks from the rock garden I took out a couple years ago, as I slowly got rid of them, 5 to 10 gallons at a time, by dumping them into the garbage can each week. To build this bed, I used 8"x16"x2" paver stones, set them on their long edge and dug them into place on the left adjusting to building up the ground on the right, as the ground slopes about four inches over the 12 feet of the bed. It's on the east side of the house and only gets direct sun for a few hours every day, so I'm using it for herbs and hoping that the shady conditions will allow for late season radishes and lettuce. The picture was taken at high noon, which makes it about three in the afternoon, as I make it, what with all the "double daylight savings" and such.
After I got these two beds built, I went to the dirt company to see about getting a delivery. $55 delivery charge a load, minimum delivery of two yards. The fee was less than I had expected, but the minimum was more than I needed. Looks like I'll be reusing the planks from the allium bed, after all.
Note: that's not lens distortion. Those "boards" (plastic planks made to look wood-like. Fifteen years old and on their last use) really are that warped. Also note: I went to the grocery store and bought a bag of Hambean 15-Bean Soup Mix, broadcast a couple/few handfuls, covered them with an inch, or so, of leaf mold and compost, and watered. This picture was taken a week later and those are true leaves, there, not cotyledons.
So an order for two yards of garden mix delivered and a few hours of hauling soil, one wheelbarrow-ful at a time, making sure to take regular breaks and keep hydrated, and I realize that there's still more soil than I need, even with the repurposed bed. So dinner, then a trip to Lowe's, and we have:
Quickly and shoddily made. The mentality was, "Do it now; fix it later." I had a pile of soil in the driveway and limited daylight. As it was, I finished moving the soil by streetlight. This is the south side of the house, but it, too, doesn't get all that much direct sunlight due to this section being set back a few feet from the rest of the house and a couple of trees. I'll also be using this for herbs and maybe some broad leaf vegetables. Yes, most herbs require "full sun" according to growing instructions, but that's for full potential. I don't need my basil to grow to be four feet tall. I can survive it being only three.
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