Seeds sown in new bed; Bed watered and covered in cardboard; Sod removal continues
Wednesday, 15 Aug 12 37°C / 98°F
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My new 4′ × 10′ vegetable bed is now full!
This morning I sowed the following: 5 rows of ‘Red Cloud’ beets, 2 rows of ‘Caribe’ cilantro, 2 rows of ‘Dukat’ dill, 4 rows of ‘Rainbow’ carrots, and 5 rows of ‘Cosmic Purple’ carrots.
Each row is 4 feet long, and ~6 inches from the next row on each side. In an attempt to prevent the seed bed from drying out, I covered almost the entire bed with moistened cardboard (weighted down by bricks) after watering deeply.
Tonight I started the process of removing more grass in front of the old vegetable garden bed by cutting the sod into squares and then turning the sod squares upside down with the goal of exposing the soil and roots so that they’ll dry. I’m hoping that tomorrow evening, after a full day of sun, it will be much easier to shake soil from the roots. Since our yard is already low and often squishy after a rain I certainly don’t want to make it any lower by sending soil away in landscape waste bags!
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Comments
JimMarconnet wrote:
Thanks for explaining the cardboard and the bricks. For a second, I thought you were growing bricks on plywood, a totally new gardening technique to me! Hope it all works out well for you!
Posted on 16 Aug 12 (9 months ago)
redloon wrote:
Bricks could be quite a nice cash crop, if grown along the lines of sweet potatoes around here. :)
Posted on 16 Aug 12 (9 months ago)
rosemarieGardener wrote:
Great job! ……though 6" sounds rather close for plants like dill and cilantro. I applaud your effort at economy!
Posted on 16 Aug 12 (9 months ago)
redloon wrote:
Thanks! Lots more work left to do, but it does feel good to have at least part of the “new beds project” built and fully sown! I’m a follower of the “eat your thinnings” philosophy for dill and cilantro. And although I do let them set seed in the spring, I plan to do some succession planting and pull them after they bolt this fall, so the dill and cilantro won’t be able to reach their full size this time around.
Posted on 17 Aug 12 (9 months ago)
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