Oh God! Now you've done it, Wolf!
 

You mentioned strawberry pots to her.

I won't hear the end of it for a week at least!

Brian

Piffle. She knew about them already ... :P it's not my fault. SHE'S the one with the gardening jones. (all you have to do is haul them upstairs, she'll be doing the tending and gathering. you can go back to your hunting after the heavy lifting parts are over with. Besides, you'll love me come harvest time.) ;)

Yup, I knew about them, I just can't find an empty one (or two). I want one to plant petunias in, one for herbs, and one for begonias.

And if he wants to carry them, I certainly wouldn't mind :)

I'll have to make sure I save you some tomatos wolf - we're not THAT far from ya!

Dagney

this year we have ,
2-3 different types of tomatoes , all ready have little maters on em
zukini , a few nice looking little zukes happening
yellow squach , little squishes on th vine as well
egg plant ,
hot peppers, a few of them going on as well
and the herbs are herbalating all over the place ( a hint don't plant parcly in a bed, pots only , it will take over the WHOLE world !!!)
oh and purple hull peas , sprouting like crasy !!!

How are those gardens coming, people?

I'm thinking this raised bed idea is for me. They've been easy to weed, the trelleses can be screwed right to the sides, and I picked the worst of the stones out when I built them so its easy living. Everything looks great but I'm wishing I could have gotten those tomatoes in earlier... maybe next year I'll build cold frames. I guess that makes me an garden addict.

What do you do, just build a little box of planks and fill it higher than the surrounding ground with the soil of your choice? Anchor it down every few yards somehow?

Yep, that's exactly it. I built all mine of 1x8 rough cut hemlock 4 feet across with two being 10 feet long and the other three 8 feet long. I filled them with topsoil scraped for my new driveway, picked the bigger stones out, and mixed in finished compost and sand. I then drove stakes in around them to keep them from moving. I set them close to the house, next to my fruit trees, which makes it easy to stop in for a couple minutes to check things out. The location has already paid off since I just caught a Japanese beetle incursion into my plums and apples before any serious leaf loss.

mmm... England must be wonderful for gardening. Let us know how the new place works out.

Damned cops seized my stash.

For some reason this idea of building up a little area is more intriguing to me. Maybe it's because the section of lawn I was thinking of pulling up is low-lying and has the capability of becoming a bog if it gets too low. Maybe it's because you have to put up some kind of chicken wire anyway, to fend off rabbits and such.

Chicken wire won't help with the bunnies.

Planting some marigolds, and putting some predator pee around the outside edges of the veggie beds sometimes helps ... oh, and catfur is a good bunny repellant too.

gardening tip #342 Next time plant in containers high in a tree.

Not long ago we had a Tempura feast , zukini , squash, eggplant, and green tomatos fresh from the graden . Oh and a chicken from one of our nabors , yard bird as it were ( free range ). All cooked on the back patio as the birds and crickets chirped . Add in a few cold beers and this is what i call heaven !!!
I knew that fish cooker was good for some thing :D
Damn i love liveing in the sticks !!!!!!!;)

That's the bastard!