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Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
My SFG/container garden is spread out in so many nooks and crannies. The photos are only of the L-shaped main flower bed.
2-19-13 The long section of the L shape:
2-19-13 The short section of the L shape:
4-01-13 The long section of the L shape:
4-27-13 The long section of the L shape:
8-3-13 The long section of the L shape:
8-3-13 The short section with collapsed worm tube and compost cage:
2-19-13 The long section of the L shape:
2-19-13 The short section of the L shape:
4-01-13 The long section of the L shape:
4-27-13 The long section of the L shape:
8-3-13 The long section of the L shape:
8-3-13 The short section with collapsed worm tube and compost cage:
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
unit649 wrote:I got a late start with my new SFG, and my seeds were only planted on June 11th. All were heirlooms and I had several volunteer Tommy Toe Tomato plants, which I transplanted 2 into my new garden. I have battled bacterial Septoria Leaf Spot, Mexican Bean Beetles, Cucumber beetles, spider mites and aphids. But the garden is coming along. I have only harvested cucumbers and a couple of tomatoes so far, but there is lots of blooms, a small watermelon and cantaloupe. So I just hope that I have time to harvest my little babies.
Madge
Here is my new SFG on June 13th.
And here it is on August 1st.
Your garden is gorgeous!! Way to go. What ingredients did you use in your MM? Love your arches and how it's filling in so nicely
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
sanderson, thank you. SFG certainly does work, and I can't wait for the harvest to come in.
southern gardener, I appreciate the kind words. I have the recommended 1/3 mix of compost, verciculite, and peat. I was very lucky to find some great compost at a local garden center, which comes from our central KY horse farms. I was able to get a truck load for $25, so that is what I went with. I will try to add the other 4 types of compost next year, but this is really working well so far. I love the cattle panel arches also. I am so glad that I found out about them on here. I hope to add one more soon.
Madge
southern gardener, I appreciate the kind words. I have the recommended 1/3 mix of compost, verciculite, and peat. I was very lucky to find some great compost at a local garden center, which comes from our central KY horse farms. I was able to get a truck load for $25, so that is what I went with. I will try to add the other 4 types of compost next year, but this is really working well so far. I love the cattle panel arches also. I am so glad that I found out about them on here. I hope to add one more soon.
Madge
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
unit649 wrote:sanderson, thank you. SFG certainly does work, and I can't wait for the harvest to come in.
southern gardener, I appreciate the kind words. I have the recommended 1/3 mix of compost, verciculite, and peat. I was very lucky to find some great compost at a local garden center, which comes from our central KY horse farms. I was able to get a truck load for $25, so that is what I went with. I will try to add the other 4 types of compost next year, but this is really working well so far. I love the cattle panel arches also. I am so glad that I found out about them on here. I hope to add one more soon.
Madge
sounds like you got a winner for sure! I don't know that I'd change with results like you have! congrats!! we have arches too, and the beans are JUST about touching at the top!!
southern gardener- Posts : 1887
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
A late almost dusk view of the front of the bungalow now the rain has stopped for a while.
Had to use Alison's camera ( horrid thing ) as mine is hiding in the caravan awaiting discovery as we unpack from our hols.
A few of the back gardens using the same rules for guidance
That's all for now folks
Had to use Alison's camera ( horrid thing ) as mine is hiding in the caravan awaiting discovery as we unpack from our hols.
A few of the back gardens using the same rules for guidance
That's all for now folks
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Looking great Plantoid! Impressive are the broad beans and the beetroot.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Very nice David! I am so envious of your brick planter beds. Do you have MM all the way to the bottom or do you have some sort of filler in the bottom part. You probably have mentioned it before but I can't remember.
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Southern Gardener your garden looks very nice and I wanted to say I like how you have your arches going from the top of one bed to the bottom of the other.
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Welcome home, David. I love your tall planters.
Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Looks great David!
Welcome back.
Welcome back.
I am my gardens worst enemy.
RoOsTeR- Posts : 4316
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
March:
August:
Same angle, except that the tomatillos are blocking the view of the beds, so here are a few more of each of the beds that were previously covered with a blanket of snow:
And finally, a long-shot from the opposite end as the one taken in March:
August:
Same angle, except that the tomatillos are blocking the view of the beds, so here are a few more of each of the beds that were previously covered with a blanket of snow:
And finally, a long-shot from the opposite end as the one taken in March:
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Southern Gardener, is that pea gravel that I see on the paths between some of your beds? That is what I hope to use, but I keep thinking that if I use wood chips, it would create some great soil like in the Back to Eden garden, if I ever needed to use some of those paths. I just love the look of the gravel. How do you like it?
Madge
Madge
unit649- Posts : 179
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Location : Central Kentucky
Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
unit649 wrote:Southern Gardener, is that pea gravel that I see on the paths between some of your beds? That is what I hope to use, but I keep thinking that if I use wood chips, it would create some great soil like in the Back to Eden garden, if I ever needed to use some of those paths. I just love the look of the gravel. How do you like it?
Madge
Madge: We put weed cloth down about 16 years ago?? and put the pea gravel down over it. I love it. Very clean and easy to walk on, and roll wheel barrows across etc. We don't have any weeds to speak of coming through the gravel. It's the gray kind of soft weed cloth from Home Depot, and I would recommend it highly. It's really held up nicely. We have cut out the bottoms of the weed cloth to allow the plants to go into the natural soil under the MM as an experiment to see if the plants will grow better. I would think the gravel would last longer than the wood chips as far as paths, but we are really impressed so far with topping off our beds with the chips...the watering is about 1/2 as much and the plants have really taken off in some cases. Hope this helps you!!
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
Triciasgarden wrote:Very nice David! I am so envious of your brick planter beds. Do you have MM all the way to the bottom or do you have some sort of filler in the bottom part. You probably have mentioned it before but I can't remember.
Initial fill of almost three feet of wet stable muck with straw let it settle for several days , added a foot of leaf mould to fill to the top .
let it settle a few days whilst I made up the MM then added 9 inches of quality made MM to bring all the beds to level with the top of the brick work .
It shrank down a good three inches over the first six months , so this February I added 50 % composted coir and 50% of new MM then forked it though to fluff it up ... to bring the levels back up .
So far I've added a bucket of home made compost to each cleared bed , turned it in well then re-sown or planted out new crops with the exception of the root crop beds that just got neat composted coir as the beds still gave me several forked rooted carrots and parsnips ( still a wee bit too high in nutrients ).
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Re: Monthly Avatar Theme August 2013: Your Garden in August. Part 2
I tried to post these earlier this week, but since I can't find that post, I was having computer hiccups at the time, I'm giving this another shot:
SFG facing north.
Layout (from closest) each plot is 4 x 4.
#6 #5
#4 #3
#2 #1
# 6
Eggplant, peppers, and beans.
#5 https://2img.net/h/i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p754/WriterCPA/Garden%20Photos/08-055-Tom-Acorn-Pump-Corn_zps972f5ee6.jpg
Swiss chard, beets, beans, potatoes (in the black sack) also some basil. -- took a lot of marigolds out of this plot.
#3
more 'maters, cukes, and a hopeful watermelon in the rear.
#2
I tore out the rust damaged beans in the rear. This plot had lots of snail and rabbit damage, but it is closest to the ivy ground cover. Some spinach resprouted in the heat and then bolted.
#1
Turnips, chives, beets -- radishes and some turnips were harvested here. Carrots never really got going -- so I will try a fall planting." />
SFG facing north.
Layout (from closest) each plot is 4 x 4.
#6 #5
#4 #3
#2 #1
# 6
Eggplant, peppers, and beans.
#5 https://2img.net/h/i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p754/WriterCPA/Garden%20Photos/08-055-Tom-Acorn-Pump-Corn_zps972f5ee6.jpg
Swiss chard, beets, beans, potatoes (in the black sack) also some basil. -- took a lot of marigolds out of this plot.
#3
more 'maters, cukes, and a hopeful watermelon in the rear.
#2
I tore out the rust damaged beans in the rear. This plot had lots of snail and rabbit damage, but it is closest to the ivy ground cover. Some spinach resprouted in the heat and then bolted.
#1
Turnips, chives, beets -- radishes and some turnips were harvested here. Carrots never really got going -- so I will try a fall planting." />
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