Thread: Built the wife a raised planting bed.

Did you put something to separate the soil from the house? I'd put something to keep moisture away from the house.
Looks good.

Spring must've been in the air this weekend.

We tore out the sod, cultivated and de-rocked a spot (~15x13.5')for a garden yesterday.

Good luck on those upside down tomatoes. I have done them the past 2 years with marginal results.

Originally Posted by SHOTIME

Soil is 18 inches under the sill of the house. Think it still needs a barrier of some kind? Thanks for the tip I didn't consider it.

I have no clue if it would have a negative effect on the concrete. On that same thought, I'd put something in there just in case...

Bugs and moisture, they are correct, you don't want it on your house.

Around the whole backside perimeter of our house is ~12" of pea gravel to keep pests and moisture away. In the front we have a bit of flowers along one portion but well away from the house. Our home inspector kept telling me how smart it was that someone put in that "keep out" gravel....

Darn you guys.. along the outside of our house still has 2 foot piles of snow on top of frozen ground. I was gonna plant tomatoes, cucumbers, asparagus, and pumpkins for the kid this year.

Your kid likes asparagus? Good for him. I like it too.

I've done the upside down tomatoes for a couple years and really like them. We don't have a garden in the yard, but just over on the rest of the property we keep corn, peas, beans and gonna try the little red potatoes this year.

Carrots, lettuce and tomatoes are great, you cannot buy stuff in the store that tastes as good as what you can grow at home.

I grow squash and zucchini because you throw a few seeds in the ground and you get a million of the things, the wife likes to cook with them, and people at work love free veggies...but they don't really taste any better.

I like snow peas too...munch on them while I'm in the yard...

You're off to a good start (hope those boards are pressure treated though). We grow a veggie garden every year...cucumbers, pole beans, different lettuces, and cherry tomatoes. It's great when the vegetables are ready for picking...we have every thing we need to make great salads.

Oh yeah, forgot about the zucchini. I only grow a small section as my wife and kids don't like it as much, but that stuff picked fresh and tossed in the steamer is a most excellent treat. I had to expand the peas section last year and will do even more this year as everyone loves them. Like LTL said about the yard, we'll pretty much all snack on them everywhere, really. So much better fresh, too.

Originally Posted by bda116

Your kid likes asparagus? Good for him. I like it too.

I've done the upside down tomatoes for a couple years and really like them. We don't have a garden in the yard, but just over on the rest of the property we keep corn, peas, beans and gonna try the little red potatoes this year.

Yeah.. weird. I eat two fresh bundles a week (and its expensive).. My kid has ate off my plate since he was old enough to eat real food so he's use to it. We have deer coming up in the back yard all the time so I'm wondering how much the deer will eat up. Red skined potatoes might be a good one to add too.

Originally Posted by luvtolean

Carrots, lettuce and tomatoes are great, you cannot buy stuff in the store that tastes as good as what you can grow at home.

I grow squash and zucchini because you throw a few seeds in the ground and you get a million of the things, the wife likes to cook with them, and people at work love free veggies...but they don't really taste any better.

I like snow peas too...munch on them while I'm in the yard...

and home grown tomatoes are actually red, not that pink crap you get at the store. moms garden last year didn't do well at all. not sure why as in years past we couldn't find enough people to give the extras away too. the tomato sauce she made a couple years ago was the best sauce I've ever had.

Originally Posted by SHOTIME

The chemicals in pressure treated wood leetch into the veggies, so its just straight pine. If we use it i'll replace it later with something nicer, perhaps a rock wall.

That would explain the extra appendage I've grown than...

Originally Posted by SHOTIME

I hear the key is to pluck off some earlier fruits to promote growth

Is it true asparagus takes 4 years to root before you can harvest it?

What else you been growin'?

I hope it doesn't take 4 years. I was hoping about 4 weeks