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Thank's a bunch Rick!

My wifey and I will be starting a garden blog, mostly for friends/family to look at, and I wanted to lay out some stuff to get ready for that and also to have an outlet to dump more pictures to.

aside: I am NOT a garden expert, but I have done a lot of research into vegetable gardening. If you have any questions, simple to complex, post up. If I have no idea I will at least have a good youtube channel for you to look at to help out.

My next post in a bit will be a short outline of the edible plants I am currently planning on growing this year!
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I've had a garden for the last 5 years or so. Just last year I dig up a 15x15 plot and planted in there also last year. I just had raised bed gardens before. We get a lot from the gardens now
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I've had a garden for the last 5 years or so. Just last year I dig up a 15x15 plot and planted in there also last year. I just had raised bed gardens before. We get a lot from the gardens now


I am also doing a combination of raised beds and in ground. we also lightly manage a large natural raspberry patch and have a SMALL orchard. 3 trees.

The raised beds are my favorite because there is almost no weeding in them but the in ground stuff is fun as well. This year i'll be making a lot more structures for the in ground plants, trellises and such. We'd like to eventually get over to 100% raised beds, but to offset the cost we're only adding 1 4'x8-10' bed each year.
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Raised is definitely easier that's for sure. I am be cleaning up and fertalizing my gardens here this weekend . We usually do corn,potatoes,green beans , tomoatoes, peppers, cucumbers , blue berries , brocolli , strawberries, and a little herb part. It's fun to watch your work pay off .
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i like raised beds most because you can easily manipulate the soil. things like carrots and lettuce require different soil comps and different additives and having a bed u can easily manipulate is great for that!
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True that . I have pretty decent luck last year just putting most of it in my garden bed . Everything grew great. I've never seen seen such huge brocolli or lettuce lol. I had a 2 lb bannana pepper too lol. Giant tomatoes and corn. All natural no growth hormones or pesticides. My corn stalks where only about 5 ft tall but the corn was super tasty !!!
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Quote (TeaRs- @ Feb 22 2017 08:37pm)
True that . I have pretty decent luck last year just putting most of it in my garden bed . Everything grew great. I've never seen seen such huge brocolli or lettuce lol. I had a 2 lb bannana pepper too lol. Giant tomatoes and corn. All natural no growth hormones or pesticides. My corn stalks where only about 5 ft tall but the corn was super tasty !!!


do you have any composting set up? i'm not a big believer in the tumblers unless you go all out as they are only slightly better than a worked pile technique. but kitchen scraps, yard waste, and coffee grounds give us some unbelievable compost each year!
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do you have any composting set up? i'm not a big believer in the tumblers unless you go all out as they are only slightly better than a worked pile technique. but kitchen scraps, yard waste, and coffee grounds give us some unbelievable compost each year!


find a quiet spot on your property, just pop a few stakes in the ground and surround it with chicken wire. Add some lime (if you suspect your compost has high acidity which it will from manure and coffee grounds) from time to time. If you dont have consistent lawn clippings, buy a bail of hay and lightly cover the top after you use the lime. This helps shade the bacteria's breaking down the mix and seems to also allow air in and lower the density a bit to which helps speed up the decomposition some more.

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