Garden

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.