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Question for the gardeners here that put up borders. Keep in mind.. I am a gal and need the easy button on saws, chopping, cutting, etc. I have a bed that is 12 x 12. I would like a border that will last a loooooooong time... Was considering crossties only to find out they are not 12 ft long. I'd like something I don't have to trim down to fit that dimension... Any ideas on the easy side?
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I built my wife's bed border out of treated 2X10's, but if you don't want that high, you could use 2X8 or 2X6... I used those 90 degree storm plates and galvanized screws. It's been up almost 6 years and still going strong... You can get standard 2X_ lumber standard in 12 footers... Lowe's or HD may not have 'em but a real lumber yard will have 'em... McCoy's or Sutherlands, etc. They're heavy, but not as heavy as cross ties!!
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[ATTACH]901397[/ATTACH]Originally posted by brazos hunter View Postthe best advice i can offer is to sell your tiller! A few years ago we tried the “back to eden” gardening method because our little garden just would not produce the results we were looking for. Without a doubt it was the best thing i have ever tried.
I started with a 14x20 garden bringing in just a little over 1 ton of organic compost spreading it to @ 5-6” thick. I then brought in right at a ton of organic mulch spreading it over the compost. I could type and go into detail but i will let the video that turned me onto it speak for me. The best part, i can travel weeks on end and still have a lush garden!
i haven't looked at this thread in a while and was pleased to find this reference to the 'back to eden' approach. I've been loosely following the principles for a few years mostly using thick layers of alfalfa hay over compost and continuing the lasagna layering every year. But this year i'm going all in. I've ordered 80 cubic yards of wood chips not only for my existing garden but to build a couple new beds as well. I love watching the videos by paul gautschi and have learned a lot.
Here is a long view of my garden. 8 rows 40'x 4 ' . Just starting the spring planting though keep it going year round. All organic and all buy completely weed free. Rarely water.
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Here is a bit better picture a little closer. As of now growing in the garden:
red, white and yellow onions, red, yellow, purple and orange bell peppers, tomatoes, 3 generations of spinach, rutabagas, green onions, tabasco pepper, carrots, collards, red mustards, broccoli, cauliflower, napa cabbage, regular cabbage, red cabbage, 4 kinds of kale, endive, beets, radishes, sugar snaps and 3 kinds of garlic. And of course one bed dedicated just to asparagus which we've just started picking.
Basically a maintenance free garden that keeps getting better.
And we are just getting started. Love this time of year!Last edited by elgato; 03-19-2018, 08:29 PM.
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Originally posted by Grizz83 View PostMan, I'm jealous of yalls gardens! I'm doing my first ever garden this year, just now got everything planted.
Elgato, what is the cattle panel dome for?
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Looking good guys. Like a lot of you I fell behind this spring. Cu's and Zuch's barely starting to sprout. Still need to get my beans and corn in the ground. Earlier this year we started harvesting our cauliflower, grew a few different varieties.
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We pulled our last broccoli Dec. 31, they came in pretty early. Carrots should be ready in the next few weeks. We liked them so much last year that we planted 3 times in 3 week intervals.
We had a good snow pea harvest, love them. They are pretty much done, letting the last few get bid on the vine to dry up to get some seed.
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Really excited over my artichoke, 1 of 3 that made it the year and a half its taken to flower.
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For all the first timers, good luck and don't get discourage. Every season is a learning experience, I can't get enough, lol.
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