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Raised vegatable gardens any pointers??
greyebeard wrote in message
I am getting ready to build a couple of 4 x 12 foot raised garden boxes. Any pointers or suggestions. Mostly will be for tomatoes, onions, garlic, and kitchen herbs ( cilantro, rosemary, oregano, etc I live in north Texas, Dallas area bob "lucy" wrote in message news:v1O0c.6956 Hi Bob, I just now saw your post, after I'd already posted my message. I did a search on 'gardens' and found this newsgroup.. because we too are wanting to do a veggie garden this year. Totally new to growing, we toyed with tomato plants last year and had marginal success.. with our only knowledge being to water and pull weeds. Good luck on your efforts, as I'm in the Dallas area too.. and would appreciate any advice you can give for this area.. when to plant what, etc. lucy I'm in the area as well (Keller, north of Fort Worth), and this will be my third year. I am a novice, by reasonable standards, but for what it's worth... - I don't have much luck with tomatoes during the hot part of the season, but when the weather cools they do pretty well. I think the blooms don't set well in the heat - Since you're doing raised beds (as did I), don't use the local soil... get a good start and buy some compost - Don't use treated wood to make raised beds like I did - Cucumbers grow like gangbusters here, and the taste is amazing if you pick them small... I highly recommend them. Cantaloupes do really well also, and they're pretty incredible off the vine as well - You can build really inexpensive and effective structures to let climbing plants (tomatoes, cukes, melons, beans) go vertical. It adds an asthetic element to the garden as well - Avoid synthetic pesticides. They kill the good bugs too, and the bad bugs are the first to re-populate - Avoid the temptation to plant too early. By the end of the month we're probably safe. Last year I planted early, and we had a late freeze... so I planted again, and we had a hail storm that killed my young plants. - Don't over water. Water heavily less often rather than lightly frequently Also, if you're going to go organic (which I recommend), there is a really good forum with lots of local advice at: http://www.dirtdoctor.com/forum/ Regards, Chris |
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