Raised Bed

 
Set stage. Need to add more growing space for growing herbs. Have some
back yard, sun. I have several raised beds, started as flowers, now mish
mash, don't ask! Everything evolves. Right?! So got, yes I did a couple
of those raised garden thingies from Home Depot. 4 x 4, cedar, 7"
height.

Next. Didn't rain for a couple days running, mowed that area. Figured
tomorrow, scheduled to be pretty.....work on 1 bed. Farmers Market in
AM, can come home with another bucket of worm pooh. Lay out area. Got
edging (rigid plastic 4" deep, 4' long). Put down to ground level, as I
have worked on with other beds. Do wood frame stuff. Put down
yesterday's newspaper. I got a couple bags of composted manure and
compost at the box store. Figured to put that on paper. Then start
building. Top soil, cotton burr compost, worm pooh, other compost etc to
rim.

What's going in?! More basil. Then pineapple sage, lemon verbena,
chives, lavender. I have all of the above, just need more! Now, that's a
nice area for some yarrow, cone flower, rosemary....

Help me before it's too late! Or, does this look like viable plan for
the little bed?




--
bchaguy

 

Running out of ground, while you still have plants, is a common problem
for gardeners. Basil is an annual, and does very well in 2L pots for me.
The rest are perennials, so place them wisely, as it will be a pain to
move them later.
--
- Billy

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 On 6/27/2011 1:00 PM, Billy wrote:
<snip>

   Hi Billy,

   Got a reference or a list of herbs that will do well in half day sun?
Growing veggies in half day light is near impossible, so I think it's
time for a switch.

   I help tend my neighbors double lot which once again looks like a
Tomato Factory. All from what sprouted out of the compost pile of dead
fruit. Zero money spent on plants. So I think I'll just grow what I can,
even if it cost me...

   Jeff

 

Leafy plants like lettuce, chard, and  basil would do OK in a half day
of sun. For Mediterranean herbs, and plant that sets fruit, 6 hr. full
sun would probably be the minimum.

Tomatoes, sweet corn, and parsnips are probably the main reasons that
people like to garden.

- Billy

Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True
conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria
of the American political landscape.

America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash.
It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the
greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks
and the portfolios of the uber-rich.
<http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/mar/10/michael-moore
/michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/>

 Billy wrote:

 Parsnips?

D