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Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
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new2this
Kerry Watson
timwardell
SirTravers
happyfrog
jinx
martha
Theresa
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Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
TimWardell posted this in another thread that I thought most members wouldn't read-I didn't want it to go unnoticed. I think he needs a bridge across the middle of it-do I hear a second?


Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
I seen this and printed it out and took it to work to show a friend of mine. He is a traditional row gardener, and he said he needed a big garden, it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, so I showed him TimWardell's garden, and that did the trick, I have converted a traditional gardener over!
Theresa
FOUNDER SFG forum 2009
certified SFG instructor-
Posts : 211
Join date : 2010-02-26
Age : 69
Location : Illinois Z6
martha-
Posts : 2188
Join date : 2010-03-03
Age : 66
Location : Acton, Massachusetts Zone 5b/6a
RE: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
I thought I was going out on a limb with my plans of a 16' long box. LOL! Because of limited space and materials, I didn't want to loose 3 whole feet of isle way to break the 16'er into 2-8'ers... and then extra material for a second set of box ends.
Very cool! A bridge? Maybe. I say 'Thumbs up to him for making it work'! We'll just see if he can keep from trying to step over the middle.
Very cool! A bridge? Maybe. I say 'Thumbs up to him for making it work'! We'll just see if he can keep from trying to step over the middle.
jinx-
Posts : 99
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 50
Location : Northern Davis County, UT
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
at 3 feet wide i bet he COULD step over it!
the temptation would be too great for me, i know . . . and my kids, forget it, they'd have a path in it in the first day it was put up.
the temptation would be too great for me, i know . . . and my kids, forget it, they'd have a path in it in the first day it was put up.
happyfrog-
Posts : 625
Join date : 2010-03-04
Location : USA
Radishes
Ha! if he did have a bridge over the box he could plant radishes uner it since they seem to like the shade.
SirTravers-
Posts : 327
Join date : 2010-03-01
Age : 49
Location : Hobbs New MExico, Zone 7A/7B
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
Allow me to elaborate (since it is my SGF)... ;-)
The bed along the fence is 2' x 15' x 1'.
The bed along the driveway (that seems to need a bridge) is 3' x 24' x 1'. What you aren't seeing in this photo (because it's early in the season and I haven't set it up yet) is the trellis for my cucumbers and cantaloupe that runs along the driveway.
A 6' x 6' sits between the two and holds a 150 gallon fish pond.
Here's some pics from last summer.



The bed along the fence is 2' x 15' x 1'.
The bed along the driveway (that seems to need a bridge) is 3' x 24' x 1'. What you aren't seeing in this photo (because it's early in the season and I haven't set it up yet) is the trellis for my cucumbers and cantaloupe that runs along the driveway.
A 6' x 6' sits between the two and holds a 150 gallon fish pond.
Here's some pics from last summer.



Texas size
Congratulations on the Texas sized garden. You know the saying... Everything is bigger in Texas.
Kerry Watson- Posts : 1
Join date : 2010-03-07
Location : Cedar Park, Texas
All that Green!
It's gotta be from all the browns I have here, but I love looking at all the green in your photos. Makes me miss living in the DFW area even more!
SirTravers-
Posts : 327
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Age : 49
Location : Hobbs New MExico, Zone 7A/7B
Video of My SFG
This is a video of my SFG. If it doesn't play you can also find it at my blog at http://www.timsbackyard.com/.
Rate the video
OK y'all right click Tim's video and go rate it on youtube. Rate it high so it'll show up on most watched. This is really informative.
SirTravers-
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Age : 49
Location : Hobbs New MExico, Zone 7A/7B
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
This is the first water SFG I've seen, I LOVE IT!
Great video!
I gave it a 5 star rating!
Great video!
I gave it a 5 star rating!
Theresa
FOUNDER SFG forum 2009
certified SFG instructor-
Posts : 211
Join date : 2010-02-26
Age : 69
Location : Illinois Z6
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
Tim, I love the video and YES, it was very useful being this will be my first year of SFG'ing.
Your garden looks just great - thanks for the inspiration!
Your garden looks just great - thanks for the inspiration!
new2this-
Posts : 215
Join date : 2010-03-05
Age : 48
Location : southeast MN, zone 4a
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
Thanks for all the kudos on the video. I know when I got into SFG I spent a lot of time on YouTube seeing what others had done. Some videos are better than others but I learned something from all of them. I'll make more videos as the season progresses and this winter - when I can't garden - I'm thinking of making a "Year in the Life of an SFG" video with photos and footage from the entire year.
Long Bed
Hi - I don't mean to brag, but... our longest bed is 32 feet. We are a micro CSA farm in California and converted all our in ground beds to SFG last year. We have a total of 11 beds, all 4 feet wide, by an average of 30 feet long. Most are 6 inches deep, and some are 12 inches deep on the ends. We are just about finished with our newest bed, which is 12 inches deep; getting it ready to plant potatoes. Last year was our first year to be all SFG, and we had a great harvest. It's great to see others making extra long beds too. A bridge would be nice! 

zoeyfarms- Posts : 1
Join date : 2010-03-09
Pictures...We need Pictures!
Hey no bragging without photos!!!zoeyfarms wrote:Hi - I don't mean to brag, but... our longest bed is 32 feet.
Us new folks need to know what this addiction will eventually look like.
SirTravers-
Posts : 327
Join date : 2010-03-01
Age : 49
Location : Hobbs New MExico, Zone 7A/7B
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
"Hey no bragging without photos!!!"
I second that...
Welcome to the forum, by the way!
I second that...
Welcome to the forum, by the way!
That water garden in the corner
Had to call my husband over to the computer to show him that fish pond/water garden in the corner.
"Honey...?," I said, and he just sighed. Maybe we'll finally get to use that pond pump we bought last year!
It's a lovely idea, one of those 'now, why didn't I think of that?' ideas. Thanks for the inspiration!
Kind regards.
"Honey...?," I said, and he just sighed. Maybe we'll finally get to use that pond pump we bought last year!
It's a lovely idea, one of those 'now, why didn't I think of that?' ideas. Thanks for the inspiration!
Kind regards.
jollo-
Posts : 22
Join date : 2010-03-05
Location : Central Calif. San Joaquin Valley Zone 9
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
jollo wrote:Had to call my husband over to the computer to show him that fish pond/water garden in the corner.
"Honey...?," I said, and he just sighed. Maybe we'll finally get to use that pond pump we bought last year!
It's a lovely idea, one of those 'now, why didn't I think of that?' ideas. Thanks for the inspiration!
Kind regards.
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. 1) The yard slopes away at the point in the yard so I was going to have to level it somehow; 2) we have two very small dogs and I didn't want them to fall in and drown; 3) I really, really, REALLY hate digging in the hard black clay we have here in the Dallas area. The "pond in a box" solved all three problems and did so relatively inexpensively. (In the year since I've installed it I've devised and drawn up plans for a much bigger and better pond. But that will have to wait for additional re$ources.)
UNLESS HAVE 52FT OR LONGER
i have 4 52 foot square foot beds using the original mix formula minus the perlite
bcpl- Posts : 6
Join date : 2010-03-10
Re: Is this the longest SFG bed ever?
That's great, Tim, thanks for the video! Neat idea to have a fish pond in the corner!
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Location : Canada
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