| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
xerces
Heavy Crude
Joined: Sep 03, 2005
Posts: 367
Location: Manhattan
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
WildRose
Light Sweet Crude
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 1046
|
 Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
  |
|
| I am really enjoying your journal, Xerces. You are inspiring! Your experiences gives me hope for city dwellers. I, too, would like to pass on to others what I learn about growing food for my family. In that regard, I can hardly wait for spring here in Alberta so I can get out into the yard again. It is March 16th and -14 degrees with still quite a bit of snow here, so gardening will have to wait probably 8 weeks. I'll keep checking in with your blog to see how your expansion is going. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SILENTTODD
Intermediate Crude
Joined: May 06, 2006
Posts: 873
Location: Tustin, CA
|
| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
I've enjoyed reading your blog too for the last year since I discovered it in a link from somewhere else. And I must be only one of many!
_________________
Skeptical scrutiny in both Science and Religion is the means by which deep thoughts are winnowed from deep nonsense-Carl Sagan |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
PeakOiler
Light Sweet Crude
Joined: Nov 18, 2004
Posts: 1082
Location: Central Texas
|
| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
Great work Xerces! Here's what my expanded garden looks like:
It's work in progress, but it will measure about 80 ft in length x 10-12 ft wide. I finally got a new wheelbarrow. I had seven yards of garden/landscape soil delivered by a dump truck, but it could only get within about 80 ft from the garden because of trees and other fence, so I've been moving the soil manually. I sure am glad Advil is still available.
Once the soil is hauled in, I have to finish the chain link fence, one more gate, which means about three more post holes still need to be dug, cement mixed for the posts, and then some more planting can begin!
The rosemary bush is doing great. You can't see, but there are baby pumpkins sprouting, and about a dozen pepper plants, and some onions and tomatoes on their way. Most of the beans have been planted too.
_________________
About my avatar: Guess. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
xerces
Heavy Crude
Joined: Sep 03, 2005
Posts: 367
Location: Manhattan
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Hagakure_Leofman
Heavy Crude
Joined: Jan 02, 2008
Posts: 403
Location: out dispatching ronan...
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
looks good xerces! Planting fruit trees is very rewarding isn't it. Wait until the trees have been in the ground for a couple of years. It's very satisfying. When I consider my garden, I love my fruit first fruit trees as now they look like much more than they did, and they are such low maintenance (compared with vegetables).
And of course, compost. Be careful though... it's possible to get addicted to compost! I've got two huge bays that I'm always filling just because I love adding compost to my varies beds and trees. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
xerces
Heavy Crude
Joined: Sep 03, 2005
Posts: 367
Location: Manhattan
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
PeakOiler.....that new garden space looks great! Is the fence there to keep out deer? Additionally, the soil looks semi-worked, did you do this by hand or with a machine?
_________________
http://backtowilderness.blogspot.com
http://grown-up-permaculture.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
PeakOiler
Light Sweet Crude
Joined: Nov 18, 2004
Posts: 1082
Location: Central Texas
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
| xerces wrote: | | PeakOiler.....that new garden space looks great! Is the fence there to keep out deer? Additionally, the soil looks semi-worked, did you do this by hand or with a machine? |
Thanks. The fence is primarily to keep the rabbits and dog out. It's only a deterrent for the opossums and raccoons. Deer could easily jump over it, but I've never had a problem with deer.
The soil was from a landscaping company. It's a mixture of granite sand, loam, and composted turkey manure.
Edited to correct spelling.
_________________
About my avatar: Guess.
Last edited by PeakOiler on Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:54 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
xerces
Heavy Crude
Joined: Sep 03, 2005
Posts: 367
Location: Manhattan
|
| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
http://backtowilderness.blogspot.com/
This week I made some additional expansions to the suburban garden. I built 7 asparagus troughs and set down the crowns. The asparagus bushes are perennial, if this works, we'll be getting free greens for the next 15 years. Additionally, last year's green onions seems to have gone feral on me. I had harvested the original 4 green onions over and over again until they were gone. But apparently some of their seeds had been dispersed by the wind or something. There are now dozens of young green onions colonizing the lands between my backyard and my neighbor's flower beds!!!! :D
_________________
http://backtowilderness.blogspot.com
http://grown-up-permaculture.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
xerces
Heavy Crude
Joined: Sep 03, 2005
Posts: 367
Location: Manhattan
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Troyboy1208
Intermediate Crude
Joined: Apr 26, 2006
Posts: 513
Location: Orlando FL
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
That looks great. I dont have alot of sun in my yard due to trees but I got one of those Grow-boxes. Those things are awesome! My neighbor has a huge garden, so if food became scarce I could always help myself to his garden  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ludi
NeoMaster
Joined: Dec 27, 2004
Posts: 12463
Location: zombie horde wonderland
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
Spring garden in progress:
_________________
No original ideas are contained in this post. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
xerces
Heavy Crude
Joined: Sep 03, 2005
Posts: 367
Location: Manhattan
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
PeakOiler
Light Sweet Crude
Joined: Nov 18, 2004
Posts: 1082
Location: Central Texas
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
Looking good, Ludi!
Last weekend I finished hauling the remainder of the the six yards of garden soil that was delivered.
btw, a "yard of dirt" refers to a cubic yard, and depending on the amount of water in the soil, can weigh about 2400 lbs. (And with the recent rains, I know the moisture content was pretty high.) So that was 2400 x 6 = 14,400 lbs of soil I hauled by wheelbarrow. (No wonder my back has been sore for weeks!)
This weekend I will start planting more stuff.
_________________
About my avatar: Guess. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ludi
NeoMaster
Joined: Dec 27, 2004
Posts: 12463
Location: zombie horde wonderland
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Self-Sufficiency update...spring garden expansion!!! |
|
|
Thank you. I've thought about a blog, but the "To Do" list is already too long, so I probably won't ever get around to it.
_________________
No original ideas are contained in this post. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
News
Discussions
Resources
Members
Forum FAQ
Search
Usergroups
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
