jwolff's Backyard garden
Garden Type: Raised Bed | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Sand | Established: 2009 | Organic
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Fall 2009 – This garden is a raised bed in my backyard at our house on 5th street in Port Angeles. Dad, Matt and I built the frame from spare wood that we got from Matt’s dad. I love that we didn’t have to buy anything and we used what resources we had on hand. The frame is 8 feet by 4 feet by 8 inches. I dug out the grass underneath using a pick and laid down cardboard to prevent weeds and to build the soil. Dad and I got 1/2 yard of topsoil that had sand, compost and other goodies in it from a place in town.
Spring 2010 – The 2nd bed (east bed) is also 4ft x 8ft. We bought the wood (Douglas fir) from a lumber place on C street, can’t remember what it’s called at the moment. Used brackets for the corners, much easier than using a short piece of wood like we did with the 1st bed. The 2nd bed is deeper, about 12" deep and required about 3/4 yard of the same garden soil that we used in the 1st bed. Again, I dug out the grass and am planning to compost it. I dug it out in the late winter when the soil was wet and this time around it was much easier to pick out.
April 2010 – Changed name to just “Backyard garden” because this garden has become more than just 2 raised beds. I have 4 garbage cans for potatoes, 1 Rubbermaid tote that used to be a wormbin for onions, a small bed next to the garage for culinary herbs, a sod pile for zucchini and possibly another small bed in the ground for whatever else I need. So…this garden has expanded beyond what I originally thought, but that is wonderful!
Located in Port Angeles, United States, jwolff's Backyard garden is an outdoor organic garden that currently contains 19 plants.
This is a Raised Bed garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 8b. It has mainly Sand soil and receives Full Sun light.Photos
Plantings
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Allium sativum
Sown on 18 Oct 10
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Allium sativum
Sown on 18 Oct 10
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Fragaria x ananassa
Established on 22 Jun 10 From mom; she got from the PA farmer's market
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Sown on 15 Jun 10 equal parts (all F-1) glory endive, elysee esca...
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Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Sown on 15 Jun 10
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Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group)
Sown on 15 Jun 10
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Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica
Transplanted on 18 May 10 Matures in 52 days
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Coriandrum sativum
Transplanted on 12 May 10 Ex: sun 16" tall x 12" wide 12" apart white ...
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Petroselinum crispum
Transplanted on 12 May 10 full sun to part shade 12" high by 12" wide f...
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Symphytum officinale
Transplanted on 05 May 10 From Patricia's garden
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Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 03 May 10
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Nothern Delight Tomato (Trans)
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 03 May 10
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Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Sown on 18 Apr 10 cold hardy although also heat tolerant; 60 days...
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Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 14 Apr 10 Ultra Early tomato; short plants bear loads of ...
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Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 14 Apr 10
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Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 08 Apr 10
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Allium cepa var. cepa
Transplanted on 18 Mar 10 Got these from mom who got them in a big clump ...
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Allium cepa var. viviparum
Transplanted on 16 Oct 09 These are walking onions that Sierra gave to me...
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