…we did have a sunny couple of days, but they’re always punctuated by overhanging clouds and rain on the weekends and days off. Despite that fact, it is possible to dig in the old compost pile to create more beds…
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Author: APerkins
A Temporary Wicking Bed
Wicking beds are popular wherever it is dry or there are water restrictions, but that should not stop anyone in the northeast or northwest United States from trying one. Basically, you are making a small tray underneath your plants that…
What Should Follow in Crop Rotation
A quick FYI post of the best crop rotation practices: Root Crops Legumes/Brassica Tomatoes/Peppers Sweet Corn/Curcubits (cucumbers) A six crop rotation would look like this: Legumes Brassicas Root crops, carrots, parsnips, potatoes Corn, curcubits Tomatoes, capsicums, eggplant Green manure crop…
Day 59 – Strawberries Everywhere, and Comfrey Tea
We came back from a much needed vacation, and have not needed to water the garden. Weeding is another matter, at least around some of the beds, but no need for pumping water – it rained here at least as…
Day 55 – What to do with Volunteer Plants
I’ve had a lot of volunteer potatoes popping up throughout the garden. Some of them quite deep. The best thing to do with volunteer plants (if you know what they are) is to replant them, filling in areas that didn’t…
“Spruce”d up Strawberry Pyramid Using Pallets
Taken at dusk, it’s difficult to see but this is the pyramid of boxes of soil. A well seasoned (left in the elements) pallet cut into quarters the long way create a more appealing look for what will be a…
Day 48 – Add Yet Another Bed
Added another two banana boxes with a wicking option underneath. Dug down four inches, layed down plastic, sifted the soil I had dug out and put the gravel and rocks onto the plastic. Added a pipe and wood chips, then…
Day 46: DIY Strawberry Hill
With the rain, and the rain, plus the thunderstorms, unexpected downpours, not a lot has been happening in the garden other than the routine slug hunts, but all is not lost. Now that it’s drier (for the day), I’ll be…
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Myth Busted! Slugs Prefer Cukes with a Light Mist
Tried out the “method” I had described earlier using cucumbers on an aluminum pie plate – where, according to legend “the cucumber on the aluminum reacts and creates a smell that drives away slugs…”. Well, as you can see in…
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Day 42 – Strawberries Thriving on Neglect?
…and rain, followed by more rain… Moved the second set of tomatoes out to harden off, as well as the coveted cucumbers that have started, and the rain is pelting them pretty badly. While it’s raining, though – you can…
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