Substantial trellis support is needed for several crops in the garden. This includes tomatoes, peas, pole beans, cucumbers, tomatillo and pepper. There are 200 feet of 8 double row beds for tomatoes.
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Category: Garden Design
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Trellis material and types
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The first beds and irrigation
We have made some nice progress. The fence is nearly complete and the strawberries and garlic are planted. This picture shows the new fence. (more…)
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Building a garden for charity
The idea came to me while in my garden this summer. With too much time on my hands, since leaving work I have a huge vacuum to fill. Happily I have gardening to fill some of that void. And in my little garden, I wondered if I could build a more ‘commercial’ garden. Use modern varieties for productivity, build irrigation and set the garden in a piece of bottom land on our land. Give all the produce to local food banks for hungry people. (more…)