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To: Califreak

Yes, but my raised beds — prefab galvanized steel rectangles — are only about a foot deep. But that whole hugelkultur thing is fascinating.


136 posted on 05/02/2020 8:26:15 AM PDT by Blurb2350
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I had such a fantastic day in the garden, yesterday! We got the roses planted all around the greenhouse, then Beau moved the six Current bushed (red and black) to down along the driveway where they are away from White Pine (Blister Rust) and the wildlife can eat them. In their place we planted three Blanc Double d'Colbert roses. I will fill the other spots with three more rose-hip producers/fragrance roses.

I did my first mowing of the season after changing the oil in the mower. I watered things in the greenhouse 4x yesterday, and also took apart and re-potted my HUGE Aloe Vera plant (named, 'Audrey') so she is settled back in and all of her babies are in the greenhouse to grow on a bit before I give them away.

Today I am catching up on indoor chores, but also want to finish pruning the lilac suckers that I can get at now, now that Beau has taken out some more dead wood for me.

Still too early to plant much in the garden, so I am working on weeding and getting everything ready to receive.

The first Orioles showed up today and are already crabbing at each other at the feeder filled with jelly, juice and oranges. Waiting for the Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, which should be along any day now.

Our Foster Son is here for the weekend and is continuing to paint the house. Yippee! Progress!

137 posted on 05/02/2020 8:38:28 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Blurb2350

I’m older with a very bad back.

Those tall raised beds sure look good to me!

Filling them is very expensive if you have no available soil in your yard that’s for sure-even if your beds are shallow.

I wonder if a person could use straw to stretch store bought topsoil?

Since it breaks down pretty fast whatever is in the bed would have to be replenished or topped off.

Piles of manure and straw have made my awful clay soil workable. It used to just be hard like a rock.


139 posted on 05/02/2020 9:43:54 AM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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