"Gardening... Cheaper than Therapy"
Preparing the Raised Beds
Learn how to do your own raised garden beds. Go to the page Raised Bed Garden Training
All the pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them.
All the pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Setting up and placing the raised beds.
The Liner - Once the vinyl liner is in place, you add rock, then a weed barrier, then the soil/soil mix you will use.
Wicking Garden Beds with pipe for water from bottom up. This means you don't have to water as often. It also conserves water. You can use plastic pipe (less expensive) or PVC.
It also has a wire cage over it. One use is when it gets too cold you can easily put plastic over your plants to protect from frost. Greenhouse effect. Another purpose is to keep deer out.
It also has a wire cage over it. One use is when it gets too cold you can easily put plastic over your plants to protect from frost. Greenhouse effect. Another purpose is to keep deer out.
Plants that are already growing.
Here’s Everything We Wish We’d Known Before Putting in a Raised Bed
This article will answer questions like how to plot the location, choosing the right materials, the proper height and width of your raised garden beds, soil composition, and how to protect your garden.
You can read the article here>>> Raised Bed Garden Knowledge
You can read the article here>>> Raised Bed Garden Knowledge
The CPR members like to help one another. So if some of this seems overwhelming, know there will be someone to guide you and make suggestions that fit what you want or need.
We also have a wide variety of training at our monthly meetings.
We also have a wide variety of training at our monthly meetings.
Rootcellar - How to preserve the "fruits of your garden" for longer
Creating a rootcellar is a way to preserve some of what you plant during our short growing season. This is especially handy when you don't have electric.
It's an old method that you can apply new technology to, creating a space to keep veggies longer.
Here is the link to this blog post>>> How To Create A Rootcellar
It's an old method that you can apply new technology to, creating a space to keep veggies longer.
Here is the link to this blog post>>> How To Create A Rootcellar
Happy Gardening!
God bless, and remember St. Isidore the Farmer who said:
"None are closer to God than those who work the earth."
God bless, and remember St. Isidore the Farmer who said:
"None are closer to God than those who work the earth."