tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post1119288088834639237..comments2024-03-18T18:35:11.667-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: RAISED BEDS WEEKEND PROGRESS1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-836318989174349552014-02-02T23:56:41.858-06:002014-02-02T23:56:41.858-06:00Raised beds are totally fine without brackets, T...Raised beds are totally fine without brackets, These might not hold up, I have no idea, I hope they do of course, ha. They really did make it SO much easier to put together. You know, if you click on the 'raised beds' tab on the post, you can see last year when we put the first of the beds together and had the fence built. We were late with the fence going up so the garden started way too late. <br /><br />The fence was a must have though for us, it needed something to give us an area that we could segregate off and use for garden related things (and to keep is safe from animals). It was an investment, though we think we got a pretty good deal on it. And it hopefully will last for a long time. Fingers crossed! :-)<br /><br />1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-30416315129510016742014-02-02T23:48:44.765-06:002014-02-02T23:48:44.765-06:00Thank you much for the tip!! And yes, I am planni...Thank you much for the tip!! And yes, I am planning, hoping, for some micro greens and spinach as an early crop. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-49635426318979506922014-02-02T12:13:12.296-06:002014-02-02T12:13:12.296-06:00I love the raised beds. My hubby made ours withou...I love the raised beds. My hubby made ours without the brackets but it seems that the brackets would be so much easier. I'm also having a love affair with your fence. We so desperately need to put up some fencing but it's so darned expensive that we've just put it off.oldjovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466998093720695837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-50645847354947179252014-01-29T07:16:23.908-06:002014-01-29T07:16:23.908-06:00Just google it. A gardening friend told us about ...Just google it. A gardening friend told us about it and we add it every year. Non-fat (tee hee)!<br /><br />Plant some spinach and micro greens early. It's amazing how two packets of seeds grow before the heat sets in and you will get more than your money's worth. Plus it's fun!Katie C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-83883776921641202422014-01-28T22:16:56.675-06:002014-01-28T22:16:56.675-06:00Oh, sun is definitely something we aren't lack...Oh, sun is definitely something we aren't lacking around here, ha. I think we are lucky to have a nice variety of spaces, though a few more 'regular' trees would be ok, ha. <br /><br />Powdered milk? Seriously? That's great I love those kinds of tips and advice. Thanks!!<br /><br />1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-1464615030261471062014-01-28T22:14:42.121-06:002014-01-28T22:14:42.121-06:00Oh, SUCH a timesaver. Like I said, the only downs...Oh, SUCH a timesaver. Like I said, the only downside of them is the cost, at regular price, a set of four is about $25. But I found them on sale a few times and got other specials. Heck, i've been buying them a couple sets at a time for the last couple of years just getting ready, ha. <br /><br />Yep, I'm with ya, I backed the jeep up to the gate and unloaded the wood right into the garden area. Made life much easier, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-52976406352511677102014-01-28T22:12:23.784-06:002014-01-28T22:12:23.784-06:00Yep, finalizing it now. not going to fill all of ...Yep, finalizing it now. not going to fill all of them this first growing season. I don't want to overwhelm myself first, need to start small and grow (no pun intended, ha). Doing the herb bed, then one large bed with tomatoes, and then another pepper variety bed, and another with beans and things like that. We'll see how it all goes. Fingers and toes and everything else crossed, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-26279411703506185552014-01-28T22:10:43.448-06:002014-01-28T22:10:43.448-06:00They are SO easy. The only downside is they are a...They are SO easy. The only downside is they are a a bit expensive. I was lucky, found them a couple of times on clearance (in the off season) and then an occasional xx% off coupons, or free shipping, etc. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-16395691213772304372014-01-28T22:07:35.170-06:002014-01-28T22:07:35.170-06:00HA! We will be spending more time there this Summ...HA! We will be spending more time there this Summer for sure. Not going to have ALL the beds going this first go 'round. I just have to get them all in place so I can get the other stuff done and finished. Then each growing season I might add a box or two of stuff. Also thinking of making one an asparagus bed, which of course, is a perennial...so stuff like that. We'll see!!! Trial and error, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-76188086554811272672014-01-28T22:04:27.354-06:002014-01-28T22:04:27.354-06:00Thank you, some more work to go....Thank you very ...Thank you, some more work to go....Thank you very much!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-62812397716188116492014-01-28T22:02:03.886-06:002014-01-28T22:02:03.886-06:00From your lips to Gods ears! Ha. From your lips to Gods ears! Ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-86996331484078495092014-01-28T21:52:08.585-06:002014-01-28T21:52:08.585-06:00Baby steps, right? Ha!Baby steps, right? Ha!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-14015876449926751762014-01-28T21:37:32.590-06:002014-01-28T21:37:32.590-06:00Aww, thanks! Ultimately it will be a lot of stuff...Aww, thanks! Ultimately it will be a lot of stuff growing. This first time around, I'm going easy, just using a few of the beds. I have to make the beds now of course to be able to get other parts of the garden area done. Fingers crossed!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-60934113352767229202014-01-28T21:27:55.734-06:002014-01-28T21:27:55.734-06:00Thank you! A little bit at a time, right, ha. Thank you! A little bit at a time, right, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-8683202902387145262014-01-28T08:13:59.026-06:002014-01-28T08:13:59.026-06:00I'm jealous of all your open sunny ground. My...I'm jealous of all your open sunny ground. My back yard has so many trees that there's only a small area that I can have a garden. We've even put a raised bed in the front yard for the tomatoes. I'm contemplating another but unless I want it in the middle of the front lawn, I'm running out of space! BTW, for your tomato beds, add some powdered milk to the soil to combat the tomato blight.Katie C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-88764092087474113892014-01-28T05:40:16.857-06:002014-01-28T05:40:16.857-06:00Those corners certainly look like a timesaver - an...Those corners certainly look like a timesaver - and a very orderly garden you are creating there! Can't wait to see those boxes full of greenery :)<br />The older I get, the more I try to reduce the weight of the objects I have to move. Now even when I build something fairly small, I usually carry the materials to where the final construction will be located, and build whatever-it-is right on the spot.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-6659340744386154742014-01-27T20:22:15.855-06:002014-01-27T20:22:15.855-06:001st Man,
Your boxes are looking good, things are ...1st Man,<br /><br />Your boxes are looking good, things are coming along nicely. Do you have a plan on what you're going to plant in each box yet?Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-63203010027129989372014-01-27T18:32:23.365-06:002014-01-27T18:32:23.365-06:00I wish I had a couple like those boxes in my yard!...I wish I had a couple like those boxes in my yard! I have seen those brackets and they look handy.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-28068873040277130772014-01-27T17:41:24.265-06:002014-01-27T17:41:24.265-06:00will you be living there this summer? cause you a...will you be living there this summer? cause you are going to have so many veggies you might have to open a farm stand!!! fabulous!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-33840664889790586132014-01-27T15:15:27.872-06:002014-01-27T15:15:27.872-06:00Very impressive! I can imagine how they are going...Very impressive! I can imagine how they are going to look filled to the brim with lush veges. An excellent start for sure.FionaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044498829299165675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-46095181760001617722014-01-27T15:08:17.653-06:002014-01-27T15:08:17.653-06:00It looks amazing. Soon, they will have all those ...It looks amazing. Soon, they will have all those good veges to make all of you meals. Have a great week & stay warm!Joanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079320105957390525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-35262368645638105392014-01-27T14:46:16.312-06:002014-01-27T14:46:16.312-06:00You are getting there!You are getting there!kristine barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478432437077665125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-942789977448890672014-01-27T14:19:56.632-06:002014-01-27T14:19:56.632-06:00It looks amazing. What an amount of fruit and veg ...It looks amazing. What an amount of fruit and veg you will be able to grow.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-43013187520786335362014-01-27T14:16:56.515-06:002014-01-27T14:16:56.515-06:00Those look wonderful!!Those look wonderful!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.com