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Growing hot weather crops in a cool growing area and preserving them
Our nights get down to a chilly 47 degrees F (8 deg. C.) so without extra care it would be impossible to grow things like peppers and eggplants. Water grid in place, hook up hose and place transplants...
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Raised beds and Companion Planting
My new raised bed made from scrap siding. After watching a video about extended season gardening about 15 years ago, my wife and I decided to try it out. We had to make a few adjustments to keep the...
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New Raised Bed for Tomatoes
This is how the garden looked in August 1997. All those beautiful raised beds are now rotting into the ground after 16 years and need to be replaced. Trex-built raised bed 5-5-13 Don’t look at the...
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PVC Drip Water Grid
June 1, 2013…Squash and corn area with PVC water grids. July 6, 2013…Squash and corn growing well after mulch added to keep soil from drying out. July 24, 2013…Squash and corn bed. Corn is starting to...
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Bees Enjoy Winter Turnip Flowers (and more)
July 7, 2013…Spring veggies harvested, soil spaded and leveled, drip watering in place, this bed is ready to plant our winter garden. When we planted turnips, lettuce and kale in July for our winter...
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