Seed2Need
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- May 1, 2020
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Hello all! Last year i grew in buckets and had a great time. So this year i decided to do a full garden. This is the first one i have ever attempted and i hope to have even better results. We did everything by hand with no machines. I completed it yesterday, so Yaa!!
Here is what i started with. This my back yard and it was stumped about 14 years ago and we have never done anything with it. It gets plenty of morning sun and receives it until night.
The ground here is really rocky and not much grows in the area i put the garden. These rocks and soil were removed from under the beds. Each bed is about 14 inches deep. It was a lot of days of moving rocks.
Here is what we have created in this space. All of the wood i had already so i did not have to buy any at all. Also the space is laid out so i can expand the garden very easy.
I have placed 2 types of soil or media in the beds. Most of the beds are done with with a soil mix from a local cannabis dispensary. The cost for them to de-root it is too much so i can get the soil for little to no cost. In addition i also gathered some coco fiber media from them. 2 of the larger beds have a coco end. So about 1/4 of the bed is coco and the other is soil. These are separated as well so they do not mix.
The areas between the beds and around is wood mulch. I received 10 yards of wood mulch for a low cost from a local tree trimmer. This is made up of ground up trees. No chemicals, and no foreign critters. So this will stop grass and weeds from invading my space.
I also have a rain barrel. I believe its 35 gallon. I still need to raise it up higher but will need to add blocks and even out the pad. I did run a hose from the house, under the mulch to the barrel so i may just fill it up. Eventually i want to move it by the shed and put a gutter on it to help fill. So this is a W.I.P. I have also a old swing i kept the frame of to grow some vine type veggies.
This area gets a good amount of sun and is in the back side of my land so its pretty secluded. Id like to put in a solar system for the shed and possible use it for more than what i do now. Maybe put in a pump for the rain barrel system, some small lights, and get some music.
I know i wanted to put some stuff directly in the ground and let it vine out. Like watermelons and maybe some pumpkins. Maybe a few other things. So i did these areas with a decent spreading space.
So all the soil has been flushing for a while, and im about 14 days from being able to use it. I do have some questions about what do add to the soil to improve the quality before i plant. I plan on burning some wood, and getting the ash to spread, i heard that's a good thing to do. And i am going to use my grass clippings for bed covering to prevent the soil from hardening and drying out too quick.
Should i get anything and put in it? Or should i just say run it this year and see how it goes, and then next season do something based off this years experience?
Im all for science, and im all for the experiment, but maybe there are some common things i'm missing as i am a new grower.
Thank you all! I hope to share more as this project progresses~!
Panda
Here is what i started with. This my back yard and it was stumped about 14 years ago and we have never done anything with it. It gets plenty of morning sun and receives it until night.
The ground here is really rocky and not much grows in the area i put the garden. These rocks and soil were removed from under the beds. Each bed is about 14 inches deep. It was a lot of days of moving rocks.
Here is what we have created in this space. All of the wood i had already so i did not have to buy any at all. Also the space is laid out so i can expand the garden very easy.
- (3) 4X12X14 inch deep beds
- (3) 4X8X14 inch deep beds
- (1) 2X4X14 inch deep bed.
I have placed 2 types of soil or media in the beds. Most of the beds are done with with a soil mix from a local cannabis dispensary. The cost for them to de-root it is too much so i can get the soil for little to no cost. In addition i also gathered some coco fiber media from them. 2 of the larger beds have a coco end. So about 1/4 of the bed is coco and the other is soil. These are separated as well so they do not mix.
The areas between the beds and around is wood mulch. I received 10 yards of wood mulch for a low cost from a local tree trimmer. This is made up of ground up trees. No chemicals, and no foreign critters. So this will stop grass and weeds from invading my space.
I also have a rain barrel. I believe its 35 gallon. I still need to raise it up higher but will need to add blocks and even out the pad. I did run a hose from the house, under the mulch to the barrel so i may just fill it up. Eventually i want to move it by the shed and put a gutter on it to help fill. So this is a W.I.P. I have also a old swing i kept the frame of to grow some vine type veggies.
This area gets a good amount of sun and is in the back side of my land so its pretty secluded. Id like to put in a solar system for the shed and possible use it for more than what i do now. Maybe put in a pump for the rain barrel system, some small lights, and get some music.
I know i wanted to put some stuff directly in the ground and let it vine out. Like watermelons and maybe some pumpkins. Maybe a few other things. So i did these areas with a decent spreading space.
So all the soil has been flushing for a while, and im about 14 days from being able to use it. I do have some questions about what do add to the soil to improve the quality before i plant. I plan on burning some wood, and getting the ash to spread, i heard that's a good thing to do. And i am going to use my grass clippings for bed covering to prevent the soil from hardening and drying out too quick.
Should i get anything and put in it? Or should i just say run it this year and see how it goes, and then next season do something based off this years experience?
Im all for science, and im all for the experiment, but maybe there are some common things i'm missing as i am a new grower.
Thank you all! I hope to share more as this project progresses~!
Panda
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