Okay, so I’ve decided to try a different tack with the raised bed, more “compartmentalized”. Makes it a lot easier to create a “Square Foot Gardening ” bed, as well as creating “special” mixes or experiments with different soils. What…
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Author: APerkins
Day 10
Ahhhh. A sigh of relief. Ran the hoses to the garden area and filled the wicking bed, then left it sit overnight. Still full of water the next day when I walked the dog, so I don’t have to dig…
Wicking Bed – Overview
A wicking bed relies on the soils ability to wick water up to one foot in height. When properly constructed, it acts much like a saucer under a potted plant. The soil will draw up only as much moisture as…
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Day 9
Just a quick post, continued covering the hugelkulture bed, now has 11 wheelbarrows full of soil covering it, just 6 more to go! Also covered it with some grass clippings and thatch. It’s looking awfully dry. Tomorrow I’ll need to…
Day 8 – Lasagna’s Assembled!
That was easy! Well, actually a lot of it was done last year. Since it has had about six months to cook, it’s actually ready to go, so it’s really “maintenance layers” from this point forward. A lasagna garden is…
Day 6 & 7… The Lasagna Bed
I was driving back from the transfer station with empty garbage cans and recycling bins, I passed by our favorite horse farm. It’s not our favorite because of the people (who are friendly), or the type of horses, (which are…
Day 5 – The Day of Rest?
Okay, so my calendar was off. It was a beautiful day, and tomorrow may rain, but I did get many other things accomplished, including getting some seeds locally. As a final post for now regarding preparing a hugelkultur bed, I…
30 Minutes – Day 4 Progress
Overcast, and when I went out it rained, but not enough to soak. Backed off on trying to cover the logs completely with the rotting stump-peat (?), and focusing on moving dirt. Four more wheel-barrows of dirt (only 17 to…
30 Minutes – Day 3 – RAIN
RAIN. “You can’t solve rain.” – So says Merlin Mann in his latest “Back to Work” segment. Incredible to listen to him resolve issues – he’s able to verbalize thought processes like nobody I know. But enough about that –…
30 Minutes, Day 2
Okay – I may have to bend the rules this weekend, weather permitting. The second day has brought industriousness and insight: 1/4 done, this bed is going to take approximately 21 more wheelbarrow loads of soil, 12 wheelbarrows full of…
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