tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post6865912895479676298..comments2023-10-03T03:41:40.031-05:00Comments on My New 30: How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden: Step 2 - Let's Talk Dirt!Mary | Deep South Dishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-82011315146598274242012-03-28T20:37:57.321-05:002012-03-28T20:37:57.321-05:00Hi Gina! Well, not really anything new other than ...Hi Gina! Well, not really anything new other than the depth issue. Last year the heat was horrible here & the garden was a bust. Nothing would set due to the heat. Fortunately I grew everything from seed so it wasn't a big investment. I haven't decided what I'll do this year, if anything other than a few pots maybe. My husband did blow weed seeds with the mower into my garden too so the weeds were a problem last year for the first time, which with a raised bed they really should not be! I finally figured out that's what he was doing, grrrr!! I've got some details on here about planting too - but that's the problem with squash. They take up a LOT of squares because they need the space.Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-31907670305120029112012-03-28T10:31:34.856-05:002012-03-28T10:31:34.856-05:00Hello, found your blog through Google. Have been r...Hello, found your blog through Google. Have been reading about your raised beds & have learned a lot. Thanks! BTW, I live in Northeast Florida. This is my 2nd year with raised beds. The first year was rows...didn't like it. Second year I put in raised beds mainly for organization (I'm a Virgo, haha), love it! But the weeds just about killed me. This year I added more compost, black kow, cleaned out each bed, I have 12, and covered each bed with Weed Block, just finished transplanting this past week. I use Farmers Almanac & plant by the moon. I've added multch & am praying this takes care of the weed problem. I was wondering if you are still satisfied with your beds? Have you added anything new? I'm still very curious about the square foot method because in some of my beds that are 4x8, I only have 6 squash plants, they get so big...and another I have 6 okra plants. So I was wondering about adding more plants to a bed or combining different plants to a single bed. What more have you learned?Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907641420240919407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-55437605908786565212010-01-04T14:07:21.267-06:002010-01-04T14:07:21.267-06:00I know the heartbreak of squash decimation - it...I know the heartbreak of squash decimation - it's usually this culprit in my garden: http://gardening.about.com/od/problemspests/f/Squash_Borer.htm One way to handle it is cover the plants with muslin cloth - that way the moth can't get in there to lay its eggs (but you'll have to hand fertilize). Mel has instructions for a cage, you can drape it over that.San Ant gardenernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-83346720263846429832009-05-12T08:34:00.000-05:002009-05-12T08:34:00.000-05:00Hi Lenna! Thanks for stopping by and taking the ti...Hi Lenna! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Sometimes this long growing season can be a bit of a curse I think. Lots of opportunities for bugs to multiply and take over!<br /><br />Unlike you, I'm really pretty new to the whole gardening thing. Never had much time for it when I was working full time. I've really only been at it about 2 years even semi-seriously. And, I make a LOT of mistakes! Which of course I am happy to share in hopes of helping somebody else. Really that's what these posts are all about - hopefully they will inspire others who might not give it a try otherwise!<br /><br />Like you, I have terrible soil in my yard. There's sand at the top because we are right off of the Gulf of Mexico but right under that, nothing but super hard like concrete clay! I have to amend everything that I plant. I envy peeps who get to just dig a hole and stick something in it!!<br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by. Hope to see you again.Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-43424766927402164722009-05-12T08:07:00.000-05:002009-05-12T08:07:00.000-05:00Good site- very interesting- wish I had your long...Good site- very interesting- wish I had your long growing season in the south.<br /><br />http://lenna-gardeninginbox.blogspot.com/Lenna Gonyahttp://lenna-gardeninginbox.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-79236505092940322512009-04-07T09:05:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:05:00.000-05:00No snow down south, but we have had a spell of col...No snow down south, but we have had a spell of cold weather pass through here today and tomorrow so to be on the safe side I covered my veggie beds last night! Course in 2 days it'll be near about 80 degrees!!<BR/><BR/>The square foot book also has a raised bed where you apply a bottom so that it can be elevated on legs, but it's just a bit more complicated. I recently bought one of those stools/kneelers like I have featured in my sidebar - it has been extremely helpful! Can't believe I didn't buy one before. Couldn't find one locally so I just picked it up off of Amazon. LOVE Amazon!! :)<BR/><BR/>I'm just an amateur gardener, but glad this was helpful - that's why I decided to post about it, hoping to help others.<BR/><BR/>Happy Gardening!!Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-73650090186658203122009-04-07T05:05:00.000-05:002009-04-07T05:05:00.000-05:00Finally!! I have been searching for 2 months to fi...Finally!! I have been searching for 2 months to find someone who lays out the tips and quirks of starting. I was afraid that I was going to have to do the trial and error, error, error method. I have HORRIBLY bad knees, and I miss gardening. Way to many years ago I had 1.5 acres of garden that my parents beat...uh... allowed me to take care of. Now I own a home with a yard, and I can't wait to get started. When the snow stops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-14582123807614219312009-03-22T09:44:00.000-05:002009-03-22T09:44:00.000-05:00Hi TG! I remember them talking about bitter radis...Hi TG! I remember them talking about bitter radishes at that workshop I attended - I think it was something to do with it being an early crop and people planting and harvesting them too late down here. They have to be planted early and harvested before it gets hot I think to prevent the bitterness (but don't hold me to that LOL) I've never done radishes, or any of the "early" crops but now that I have new raised beds, maybe next year I'll get some of them in! Thanks for stoppin' by!!Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-51101269395612646002009-03-22T08:48:00.000-05:002009-03-22T08:48:00.000-05:00Hi, stopping by from SITS. We inherited a raised ...Hi, stopping by from SITS. We inherited a raised bed garden when we bought our house. Last year was our trial run and we are excited to do some more experimenting this year. We had tons of squash and carrots! Oh and radishes too but they were verrrrry bitter and we didnt like them very much.That Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867524410790317833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-40275706198429504622009-03-22T08:41:00.000-05:002009-03-22T08:41:00.000-05:00Hi redkathy! I know what you mean. When I was wo...Hi redkathy! I know what you mean. When I was working full time I barely had time to keep up with the general yardwork, much less veggie gardens, though I tried. I usually have a lot of problems with disease and pests though, so that is why I decided to try raised beds and square foot gardening this year. Wish me luck!<BR/><BR/>Steph, I usually plant the standard stuff, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, summer squash, red, yellow and green bell peppers, eggplant - not that everything takes. Last year something got both of my squash plants and I never saw the first squash and that's one plant most people get an overabundance of!!! This year I may venture out into some other veggies. We'll see!Mary | Deep South Dishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030573009618096220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-58569216196592865292009-03-22T07:58:00.000-05:002009-03-22T07:58:00.000-05:00Looks great! We planted seeds this week, but won'...Looks great! We planted seeds this week, but won't be doing anything to the soil until late April or early May here in the Midwest. What are you planning to plant? :)Steph at Problem Solvin' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195884439651922555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577954446038205157.post-86700329029594921732009-03-22T01:04:00.000-05:002009-03-22T01:04:00.000-05:00Nice! Wish I had the time/energy to do this. Can't...Nice! Wish I had the time/energy to do this. Can't wait to see your crop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com