East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14

ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:20 pm

First off, desperate for a weed wacker, sorry about that.

Second year ANSFG:
East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2010

Note the shade cloth over the Irish potatoes resting on the cattle-panel arch. I'm putting the arches on all my beds so when I rotate crops I don't have to worry about installing shade mesh supports or climbing supports. The arches run approximately east-to-west... very approximate.

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Same 3 beds looking south, potatoes really taking off, lettuce hiding on the north side. Second bed is all beans. Third bed back is 32 peppers.

ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:25 pm

And here are individual beds so you can see the grid. Saw this idea on this forum somewhere, put a cleat along the long side of the bed, rest the grid ON the cleat so it's out of the MM.

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2012

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4'x8' Potato Bed

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4'x8' Bean Bed

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2014

4'x8' Pepper Bed

ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:28 pm

Other side of the yard...

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2015

4'x4' Allium bed -- the white netting is temporary so the dogs stay OUT. I'll pull some of it down for the cukes/squash/melons to grow on my deck when they get some size.

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4'x8' Roots & Bulbs bed - half the bed is germinating

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2017

4'x8' Salad bed - put this one under cover because the dogs LOVE to roll in salad greens for some reason

ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:32 pm

Yanked all my mints out of the ground and put in big 20" pots to try and maintain some control.... maybe futile, but we'll see

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2019

Swiss Chard & Kale and salad-loving dog

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2020

Shallots & Roma toms

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Sfg-2021

Chinese cabbage

ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:36 pm

Concrete Mixing Tubs -- LOVIN' THIS, will do more, no bending whatsoever

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Tubs-210

All 6, want to add 5 more. At least.

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Tubs-212

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ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:38 pm

For the concrete-mixing tubs, I used landscape timbers instead of 2x4s, to prevent bowing like I saw in other installations. I'll put woodshavings underneath next.

ETNRedClay 4/30/2014, 6:44 pm

And finally the deck, which I'm so proud of. Pried out the old rotted boards and screwed in new pressure treated decking. Then started building my SIPs (Sub-Irrigation Planters) with MM and planted cukes, melons, summer & winter squash. On the rail boxes, I planted 13 thymes, 60 sedums, and next 8 basils...

East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 Deck-210

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When they vines start to get established, I'll hang the white netting from the shade-tarp rafters.

**AtlantaMarie** 4/30/2014, 7:39 pm

w.o.w.!!! That looks wonderful, ETN! Great use of space on the deck, everything looks terrific in the beds.

Dunkinjean 4/30/2014, 8:31 pm

Holy Moly!
Your gardens and deck gardens look fabulous!! Very Happy

**sanderson** 5/1/2014, 12:23 am

You have done an amazing job! East TN Red Clay - 4/30/14 3170584802

catbranch 5/1/2014, 12:25 am

Looks fantastic! I love, love, love the deck. Very nice!

Cathy

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