Yes, that's my garden - just three feet by nine, and some things which haven't even surfaced yet. I bought my greenhouse rather late, and some things from older seeds didn't sprout in the house, so I replanted them outside. I don't mind; I'm learning. And there's time.
Last year I bought a metal raised bed with interlocking sections. It was a nice idea, but because it didn't stick into the ground, it shifted over the winter and the rectangle went askew. It was a mass of weeds, and looked terrible to me. Then I went to Debra's and saw her oh-so-orderly oh-so-beautiful garden. She got her ideas from the Square Foot method, and that's what I resolved to do.
I removed one or two sections at a time, weeded just that square foot area and planted in that spot. Bamboo skewers are stuck in here and there to delineate the 12-inch areas. It's still a raised bed, just without borders. But it looks so much neater. And weeding a square patch is so easy, so fast - it's nothing!
We'll see what comes up.
Looks good to me Lisa.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this coming from an expert. :)
DeleteIt looks good Lisa! We had beautiful raised beds in VA but still have not made much progress gardening in Tx. I hope next year provides more time to pursue a favorite hobby of mine!
ReplyDeleteLooks good to me! And you are right, it's easy to weed. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen a farmer compliments your garden, it's kindness. :)
DeleteLooking forward to seeing how your garden grows.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to be in my house soon and look forward to planting a garden in spring. I'm looking at timber framed raised beds. xx
Your own house, Lynda! I'm happy for you.
DeleteThankyou :)
DeleteWe have something closer to sunk beds, I think. :D It looks nice and promising. What are you planting?
ReplyDeleteI have a zucchini plant, a chard, three pepper plants, something called tomato berry (strawberry-shaped small tomatoes), one Brandywine tomato - so exciting! - three plum tomatoes. I also put in seeds for nasturtiums, marigolds, Italian parsley, basil, green beans - some dill in a pot. I bought a large sage plant yesterday - we have ants. And Lady Catherine de Bourgh says sage is good for ants. :D
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