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Message Subject Gardening Tips Thread
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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I love my raised beds. I tend 5 but my whole yard is edible. I like gardening both ways but beds are easier for weeding, covering in cold weather and turning.

I grow my herbs in the ground not beds, they are very ornimental, nummy and keep the pesky moles away. Actually everything that returns annually or I want to seed I've placed in the ground. Strawberries make a great ground cover - if you have a bare area they are great for that.

Things I learned the hard way about raised beds-
1. Use grass clippings and/or hay to keep them moist since they tend to dry out faster than then ground.
2. Some plants get really large so allow for growth or you will not get yeild.
3. Grow in short rows or in groups to allow easier access to the plants. Most plants produce more than you think so there is no need to plant in excess unless you can store it.
4. If you gotta dig to harvest, plant like plants together.

I'm in the PNW so I can't say much about trees - they need to be planted here in the fall but I don't know if that will be the same for you.

I don't know if I'm putting these pictures in right - hope they work. If they don't the words that would describe them is ..you can do a lot with a small space.


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