I love to garden. My grandfather was a farmer, my dad grew up farming, and I guess he passed the gene to me. I don't have a farm (yet), but I can sure plant me some yummy produce. I just moved in my house 4 months ago. I have many projects still not done, but I had to get my garden in. Where I live you can start planting the cold crops in February, and everything else in March. Let me show you how I made my rasied beds.
I bought (2) 4x4 redwood post. This will make 3 boxes. I cut them down to 13 inches long. I also bought 2x4's and 2x6's. I had them cut down to length at the lumber store. Have it cut to the size you want your box.
I put the 2x4 on the top, and the 2x6 on the bottom. There will be 3-4 inches of the 4x4 left so you can put it in the ground.
This was my birthday present from my husband. I am easy to please. :) This is horse manure that has been sitting over the winter. You want it almost like dirt so it does not burn your plants. I used this and soil I got in a bag and mixed it together. If you were wondering, those are curtains holding the manure in. I forgot a tarp and this was in my car ready to go to a thrift shop, and they worked great. They are not going to a thrift shop anymore.
I was told this is good stuff. Bone and Blood meal. The package said it is not made from cow, so where did they get it from??? A little goes a long way.
This was a picture of my garden today. The first planter does not have anything in it yet. I have lots of plans for it. You don't always have to use wood for your planters. If you look in the back, I used my left over bricks from my fireplace to make a planter.
The best thing for tomatoes is tomatoe food. It doubles or triples the yeild. I get mine from an online catalog, but I hear you can use rose plant food.
These barrels were in my front yard, and I didn't like the look of them there, so I moved them to my back yard and planted tomotoes in them. They are doing really well. I planted 11 plants, and I am the only one that likes tomatoes in my home. I guess I will be canning a lot and giving lots to neighbors.
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The manure is made form road kill. Opossum, deer, racoon etc.. Saw it on Dirty Jobs.
Are you talking about the bone and blood food? It stinks, but it's doing a good job. No wonder they didn't say where it came from. :)
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