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First Photos
I decided to share my first garden photos. I built my first SFG last year (4x12), but we had a lot of rain, so I didn't really get it going until well into May. Thanks to this forum, I've learned a lot since then. My MM needed some work after originally using poor-quality, purchased compost, but this year it is coming along better after my amendments. Also, I made a hoop house for tulle to cover 3 of the 4 rows, leaving the rear row of squares open for my trellises. Here's a photo I made last week of this year's version of that original SFG showing the new tulle cover:

Forgive all the ugly cardboard around the beds. I have put it down to control the grass, and plan to mulch over it soon, once the grass is dead. Below is a photo of the back side of that same bed, showing my trellises. I have cattle panels on 2 of the 3 trellises, having replaced the worn-out nylon net trellis. I'll put a 3rd cattle panel in the middle once I get the summer vine crops planted. The peas have got a good start, and this week they've begun to put on lots of blooms:

Here's a peek inside the tulle. You can see lettuces, spinach, leeks, carrots, chard, beets, broccoli, cilantro, sage:

This year, I built several new gardens and used my own homegrown compost as well as better variety of quality composts for the MM. I built a 4X8 bed adjacent to my original SFG. I plan to grow squash, zucchini, and sweet potatoes in it. I have one squash trellis up, and another ready to put up once it is needed:

I also built two 8x2 beds on either side of a nasty guy wire (to keep me from running into the wire with my mower). In the downhill bed, I am planting about 12 varieties of tomatoes, trying out the string trellis technique this year. Although I took this photo a week ago, the plants are already much larger today! Guess that MM really is better this year! The uphill bed has herbs in it now, and I plan to plant bush beans and blackeye peas in the rest of the bed once it warms up more:

On the opposite end, I built a 4x4 strawberry bed. I have about 2/3 in everbearing plants and 1/3 in June-bearing. Some of my everbearing plants are bare root, so you don't see them peeking out of the straw mulch yet:


Forgive all the ugly cardboard around the beds. I have put it down to control the grass, and plan to mulch over it soon, once the grass is dead. Below is a photo of the back side of that same bed, showing my trellises. I have cattle panels on 2 of the 3 trellises, having replaced the worn-out nylon net trellis. I'll put a 3rd cattle panel in the middle once I get the summer vine crops planted. The peas have got a good start, and this week they've begun to put on lots of blooms:

Here's a peek inside the tulle. You can see lettuces, spinach, leeks, carrots, chard, beets, broccoli, cilantro, sage:

This year, I built several new gardens and used my own homegrown compost as well as better variety of quality composts for the MM. I built a 4X8 bed adjacent to my original SFG. I plan to grow squash, zucchini, and sweet potatoes in it. I have one squash trellis up, and another ready to put up once it is needed:

I also built two 8x2 beds on either side of a nasty guy wire (to keep me from running into the wire with my mower). In the downhill bed, I am planting about 12 varieties of tomatoes, trying out the string trellis technique this year. Although I took this photo a week ago, the plants are already much larger today! Guess that MM really is better this year! The uphill bed has herbs in it now, and I plan to plant bush beans and blackeye peas in the rest of the bed once it warms up more:

On the opposite end, I built a 4x4 strawberry bed. I have about 2/3 in everbearing plants and 1/3 in June-bearing. Some of my everbearing plants are bare root, so you don't see them peeking out of the straw mulch yet:

1airdoc-
Posts : 188
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Location : 7a (Northern middle Tennessee)
Re: First Photos
Lookin' GREAT Doc! 

43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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Re: First Photos

givvmistamps-
Posts : 862
Join date : 2012-04-01
Age : 52
Location : Lake City, (NE) FL; USDA Hardiness Zone 8b, AHS Heat Zone 9, Sunset Zone 28
Re: First Photos
WoW airdoc
Your garden is impressive
Thanks for sharing!


Thanks for sharing!

I am my gardens worst enemy.
RoOsTeR-
Posts : 4316
Join date : 2011-10-04
Location : Colorado Front Range
Re: First Photos
Wowzers! Look at you gro!! Looks great!!




kittykat- Posts : 194
Join date : 2012-03-18
Location : Coastal Britsh Columbia
Re: First Photos
thanks for sharing!!
your
garden looks great!!
hugs
rose
your

hugs
rose
FamilyGardening-
Posts : 2424
Join date : 2011-05-10
Location : Western WA
Re: First Photos
You're doing a terrific job with your garden.
quiltbea-
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Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: First Photos
More than nice... I love your hoops house..
My wife talked me into 50.. yes 50 strawberry plants this year.
You really have a nice garden
My wife talked me into 50.. yes 50 strawberry plants this year.
You really have a nice garden
Re: First Photos
Rod - with a 4x4 square, planting 4 plants/square, you get 64 strawberry plants! Go for it!
1airdoc-
Posts : 188
Join date : 2011-05-04
Location : 7a (Northern middle Tennessee)
Re: First Photos
Are you using netting or fencing for your trelleses? They look good and sturdy!
squaredeal-
Posts : 192
Join date : 2011-05-09
Location : Indianapolis=6a
Re: First Photos
I used nylon netting last year, as described by Mel in ANSFG. At the end of the summer, however, I found the netting was falling to pieces. This year, I replaced the netting with cattle panels, and I am very pleased with the improvement. I expect that they will last as long as I want to garden!
1airdoc-
Posts : 188
Join date : 2011-05-04
Location : 7a (Northern middle Tennessee)
Re: First Photos
1airdoc wrote:Rod - with a 4x4 square, planting 4 plants/square, you get 64 strawberry plants! Go for it!
They are in the ground .. oh my

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