Here’s where we’re at so far: the bright green beds are planted, the olive beds are waiting for the Gardenhacker to make more time and get out and plant! Peppers and squash will probably go out next, while I think…
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Category: Wicking Bed
Day 15 – Planting in the Rain
Slow going for planting. Rain will continue through the week. Staying off the planting areas is always a good idea, but it’s especially important when it’s raining. The reasons to avoid planting in the rain? compacts the soil seeds can…
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Day 13 and Transplanting Stawberry hacks.
Cleanup day. Spent the 30 minutes cleaning up the wicking bed. Weeds pulled up easily, thanks to the good soil and getting to them early. With the impending rain, I also decided it was time to start moving the strawberries…
Day 12
Planted the potatoes! Have 31 starts in the garden, nine in the wicking bed, nine in the lasagna bed, nine in the hugelkultur bed, and four in the banana box bed. Why only four in the banana box bed? Ran…
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 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…
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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