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Posted on 9/14/26 at 8:32 am to LSUlefty
I powered through fixing my annual summer neglect of our garden and have just one last half row to pull weeds/grass. Pulled out the okra and black eyed peas yesterday. Planted fall seed potatoes, green beans, squash, greens, lettuce. Had some old cauliflower and broccoli seeds i just tossed on a row to see if they will come up. I wont plant carrots until it cools off more.
Posted on 9/14/26 at 11:40 am to Mr Sausage
Planted my fall garden yesterday including carrots. I am just going to have the timer set for the sprinkler to come on twice a day for short amount of time to keep the seeds from drying out.
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:27 pm to TimeOutdoors
I’m about halfway done with wrestling my very overgrown garden into submission. Finally pulled all the rampicante vines which had escaped while I was gone and took off 50 yards across my yard.
I have another pile just like inside LOL. Wish i had a root cellar
sprayed the knee high grass in the gravel with vinegar and soap and pulled the dead peppers and other stuff. I have a couple more days of work then I’ll top dress all three beds with manure, a layer of leaves and then I’ll plant sometime this month
I have another pile just like inside LOL. Wish i had a root cellar
sprayed the knee high grass in the gravel with vinegar and soap and pulled the dead peppers and other stuff. I have a couple more days of work then I’ll top dress all three beds with manure, a layer of leaves and then I’ll plant sometime this month
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:23 pm to cgrand
What size are your boxes? Just got transferred back to LA for a project and my FIL was kind enough to knock down my garden and demo all but a couple of my raised beds so I’m starting basically from scratch. Thinking I might go all raised beds instead of tilling up the back yard.
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:31 pm to Capt ST
8x24x24” each
26” 4x6’s in the corners and at 12’
staggered 2x12’s stacked 2 high
beat the 4x6s down into the ground just to hold it and then once filled they obviously won’t move
26” 4x6’s in the corners and at 12’
staggered 2x12’s stacked 2 high
beat the 4x6s down into the ground just to hold it and then once filled they obviously won’t move
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:35 pm to cgrand
quote:your raised beds are about 2/3 the size of my backyard
cgrand
8x24x24” each
26” 4x6’s in the corners and at 12’
staggered 2x12’s stacked 2 high
beat the 4x6s down into the ground just to hold it and then once filled they obviously won’t move
This post was edited on 9/16/26 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:38 pm to Neauxla
these are in my front yard
Posted on 9/17/26 at 9:35 am to cgrand
You don’t have problems with the 8’ width?
Posted on 9/17/26 at 9:51 am to Capt ST
not really
I can climb up in there if need be but otherwise I usually plant companion flowers in the middle and harvest from the sides and ends.
Only thing I’d have done differently is fill them one at a time before building the next one…I couldn’t get the tractor to the middle box and had to do it by hand which SUCKED
I can climb up in there if need be but otherwise I usually plant companion flowers in the middle and harvest from the sides and ends.
Only thing I’d have done differently is fill them one at a time before building the next one…I couldn’t get the tractor to the middle box and had to do it by hand which SUCKED
Posted on 9/17/26 at 10:05 am to cgrand
Oh man I feel your pain on that! I built all mine in TX before realizing I couldn’t get to the back 5 with anything but 5 gallon buckets.
Posted on 9/17/26 at 11:13 am to Capt ST
Second year for my 3 raised beds. Back in June I threw the rinds and seeds in the garden from a Tuscan style melon purchased from Costco. Kept only two plants that sprouted and just harvested the first melon. It was quite good. Have four more I’m waiting on. First melons I’ve grown. Will do it again.
Sadly, the cantaloupe was maybe the most successful plant in my garden this year. Travelled a good bit and garden was neglected for weeks at a time. Got a few bell peppers and lots of banana peppers. Might attempt to overwinter the peppers. Asian chili peppers didn’t do as well as last year. Yellow squash were ok in May. Eggplants didn’t do much after being my most successful last year. Tomatoes seem to time their harvest for when I’m on vacation, but didn’t really produce the numbers from last year (which wasn’t that high, but good enough).
Prepping a bit for fall, but main goal is to try to improve my soil for the spring. Doesn’t hold moisture well enough - drains great though.
Sadly, the cantaloupe was maybe the most successful plant in my garden this year. Travelled a good bit and garden was neglected for weeks at a time. Got a few bell peppers and lots of banana peppers. Might attempt to overwinter the peppers. Asian chili peppers didn’t do as well as last year. Yellow squash were ok in May. Eggplants didn’t do much after being my most successful last year. Tomatoes seem to time their harvest for when I’m on vacation, but didn’t really produce the numbers from last year (which wasn’t that high, but good enough).
Prepping a bit for fall, but main goal is to try to improve my soil for the spring. Doesn’t hold moisture well enough - drains great though.
Posted on 9/17/26 at 11:29 am to ChEgrad
yes the biggest problem with raised beds is too much drainage. This will improve over time as your soil ages but you can help it along by adding as much organic material as you can, and amend the top 6” or so with peat moss or coco coir. If your soil has too much sand in it (you need some) try that
Mine are on year three and the soil still needs some work but it has improved greatly with time
Mine are on year three and the soil still needs some work but it has improved greatly with time
Posted on 9/17/26 at 12:30 pm to ChEgrad
Coconut coir and perlite is what I used to remedy that problem. First year I used a lot of peat moss in my beds. The wind combined with no humidity just sucked the water out of my beds. And once that peat dried out it seemed nearly impossible to rehydrate it. Worked in the coconut coir and perlite over the winter and water retention improved significantly.
Posted on 9/18/26 at 9:18 am to Capt ST
Coco coir is an excellent choice and it’s much cheaper than peat moss (plus it’s a byproduct and not an extracted limited resource). In vegetable beds it will rot and provide nutrients and water retention.
Peat moss is already “dead”; it’s basically a fibrous medium just there to soak up water. One thing it does do that coco coir does not is provide a little acidity to the soil.
Peat moss is already “dead”; it’s basically a fibrous medium just there to soak up water. One thing it does do that coco coir does not is provide a little acidity to the soil.
Posted on 9/18/26 at 9:33 am to cgrand
quote:
This will improve over time as your soil ages but you can help it along by adding as much organic material as you can, and amend the top 6” or so with peat moss or coco coir.
I added a couple of inches of homemade compost last winter/spring and it seemed better at first. Will add more organic matter and it will come around.
Posted on 9/18/26 at 10:37 am to ChEgrad
Get you a long handled hay fork if you don’t have one and during the winter use the fork to turn in the compost and organic matter. It’s the best tool for the job and will case the least disturbance to your fungi network
Also very useful for leaves, straw, mulch, grass clippings etc
Also very useful for leaves, straw, mulch, grass clippings etc
Posted on 9/19/26 at 3:57 pm to cgrand
tomato cages and vines pulled, miscellaneous dead shite cleaned up, weeds pulled. Ready for some top dress and some seeds
Hot out there. Hydrate
Hot out there. Hydrate
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