Raised Veg Beds Questions - Page 2

 

g'day cecilie,

cover the lawn with a good cover of newspaper overlapped, see our
presentations for some ideas.

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/straw_bale_garden.htm

best to plant whatever is in season.


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len

With peace and brightest of blessings,

"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

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Ceeci;878414 Wrote:

we have decided to install some raised beds in our garden. We will

> have two

beds and each bed will be 2.4m x 1.2m and are 30cm high. They

> are on the way

in transit as I'm writing this...

with good quality topsoiled (delivered to my door) and the rest with veg

>

compost, compost made myself in my garden and some manure. Not sure if

> this is

correct?

together? We are thinking of growing lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, patty

> pan

squash, cauliflower, spring onions, raddish, onions/garlic, dwarf

> french

beans, chard...

we grow in a bed this year, should not be in the same bed the

like many types of soil, and tomatoes and cucumber in

> growbags...what about

courgettes, where would they be best off?

I bought some raised beds too from Harrod Horticulture and their guy
there
(Martin I think his name was) was very helpful and gave me great
tips on soil
types, planting, rotating etc depending on what veggies you
want to grow...and
some common pest problems...deffo worth dropping him
an email...you can find his
contact details on the Harrod Horticultural
website.
Good Luck!




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LindaMac

 

I love my raised garden, I only wish I did it many years ago..my original
garden was about 12 X 20 ft. I made 4 raised beds 4ft wide X 1 foot hi, X 10
feet long....Last year..the 4th in my raised beds I had the finest crop I
ever had...
here is what I did for cukes..I covered the cuke section with a nylon mesh,
fine so the water could get through...had the finest cucumbers ever, even
with the cucumber beetles around.
Last fall I elected to use a half section for Rhubarb,,this will be a
permanent thing,  the other side will have herbs and such..
1 section had sweet red peppers, best I ever ate, they were so good it was
difficult getting them into  pots to cook them....sugar peas,,,soooo sweet
and succulent don't forget them a small row will yield much..I ate them off
in the afternoon , the next day they were back...and I had to eat
more...again soo delicious right off the vine...garlic..plant in the fall
and watch it grow all winter...morning glory's up a side fence a beautiful
sight in the AM...Throw a sunflower here and there, they grow hi and wont
hurt the veggies....romaine lettuce, compact and great for salads...good
luck I am sure you will know next year what to do..