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To: momtothree

My garden is a raised box about 16 feet by 5 feet. The normal soil where I live is river bottom land...very fertile... and my box has a mix of that soil, some bagged soil, cow manure, chicken manure, soil conditioner and some black loam left over from putting in a new lawn. Brings it up to about 18 inches above the yard.

Everything grows great in it. The only failure I have had was the carrots last year but I think Red_Devil 232 pointed out my problem as growing season is hot hot hot in the Northern California valley interior.


32 posted on 08/12/2011 7:36:22 AM PDT by hattend (The SEALs got Osama. The only thing Obama killed was our childrens future - NoLibZone)
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To: hattend

Gotcha! Red Devil knows his stuff! He is the “oracle of gardeners!” (don’t tell him that because he blushes VERY easily! LOL!


34 posted on 08/12/2011 7:45:06 AM PDT by momtothree
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