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Raised garden bed
Posted on 2/7/16 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 2/7/16 at 3:19 pm
What kind of dirt to fill in? All Top Soil, Native Soil, or mixture of Garden Soil, Peat Moss, etc.?
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Posted on 2/7/16 at 3:24 pm to LSUlefty
I use top soil and manure
Posted on 2/7/16 at 3:42 pm to bootlegger
me too, garden soil and composted manure
too much sand and the water will just run out of the bed
too much sand and the water will just run out of the bed
Posted on 2/7/16 at 4:48 pm to LSUlefty
top soil with some peat moss mixed in at the start of every year to keep it light...
Posted on 2/7/16 at 5:04 pm to LSUlefty
I'm thinking about using a soaker hose this year for my jalapeños. Does anyone have any recommendations on a hose end timer?
Posted on 2/7/16 at 5:06 pm to LSUlefty
I normally just use garden soil with mulch over the top to retain moisture.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:40 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
Garden soil with mulch or pine straw. I also add in composted leaves twice a year.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:51 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
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I'm thinking about using a soaker hose this year for my jalapeños. Does anyone have any recommendations on a hose end timer?
I find all timers to be pretty crappy...I would buy two of the cheapest you can get your hands on.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 8:26 pm to Spankum
This year I'm thinking about building a counter height raised bed probably 3'x5'. I've never done a standing one before. Are you guys just using plywood on the bottom and drilling drainage holes or what?
Posted on 2/7/16 at 10:00 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
I put weed block fabric on the bottom.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 10:34 pm to LSUlefty
Topsoil and Peatmoss
Posted on 2/7/16 at 10:39 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
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This year I'm thinking about building a counter height raised bed probably 3'x5'. I've never done a standing one before. Are you guys just using plywood on the bottom and drilling drainage holes or what?
people typically use 1/4" hardware cloth for the bottom, but be warned...raised beds dry out very quickly. you basically have to water them every single day. I would probably try to lay something like shade cloth over the hardware cloth just to slow down the evaporation rate a little.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 6:07 am to LSUlefty
I'm going to try a straw bale garden this year. Just moved to a house near the ocean in Florida and the "soil" is mostly sand. Straw bales look easier than a raised bed.
The deer will be very happy, my back property line is a wildlife refuge and I get a lot of critters on the property.
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The deer will be very happy, my back property line is a wildlife refuge and I get a lot of critters on the property.
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Posted on 2/8/16 at 7:29 am to Spankum
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people typically use 1/4" hardware cloth for the bottom
The hardware cloth will hold all the weight of the soil and like 4 jalapeño plants in a 3'x5'x10.5"?
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but be warned...raised beds dry out very quickly. you basically have to water them every single day.
I normally water daily anyways but this year I'm looking into a soaker hose with a hose end timer to streamline and make it more painless.
This post was edited on 2/8/16 at 7:33 am
Posted on 2/8/16 at 7:38 am to LSUlefty
Mix manure and top soil and some kind of fertilizer
Posted on 2/8/16 at 9:03 am to LSUlefty
1/3 peat moss, 1/3 blended compost, 1/3 vermiculte or perlite.
Thank me later for your nice, loose, rich soil.
Thank me later for your nice, loose, rich soil.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 9:10 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Just cut a small slit in the bottom of a plastic milk jug. Fill it with water and place the jug near your plant. It will drip water very slowly and isn't nearly as expensive or time consuming as fooling with that soaker hose and timer, etc.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 9:12 am to BFIV
What is the best time of year to plant a Raised Garden Bed?
Posted on 2/8/16 at 9:29 am to BFIV
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Just cut a small slit in the bottom of a plastic milk jug. Fill it with water and place the jug near your plant. It will drip water very slowly and isn't nearly as expensive or time consuming as fooling with that soaker hose and timer, etc.
I usually maintain about 4-6 jalapeño trees a season. They need approximately 2 inches of water weekly per plant and I also restrict water at certain times to induce "heat" shock. I'm not sure the milk jug will give me the exactness I'm looking for, but thank you for the suggestion.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 9:30 am to Canvasback
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What is the best time of year to plant a Raised Garden Bed?
What are you planting. For example, I'm primarily a Jalapeño gardener, but I also grow tomatoes and carrots. I plant my jalapeños late February usually and my tomatoes mid-February.
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