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David Rowland

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December 2013 Gardening pictures
12/7/2013 7:32:11 PM
Here are some pictures of my strawberries, evergreen onions, Walla Walla onions, garlic, composter barrel, and mini greenhouse that I have going right now.

Raised_beds.jpgStrawberry_bed.jpgGarlic_shoots.jpgEvergreen_onions.jpg
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RE: December 2013 Gardening pictures
12/8/2013 1:55:51 AM
That is so cool David, just a question for you, do you use regular soil for these boxes or do you have a special "blend" to help everything grow better?
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RE: December 2013 Gardening pictures
12/8/2013 2:32:20 AM
I use a blend of dirt, manure, compost, coffee and tea grounds, eggshells, and shredded cardboard and paper in the raised beds. Every month I add more coffee and tea grounds and ground up eggshells. About every 2 to 3 months I add some composted soil to them, and after harvesting, I re-mix it with fresh manure, cardboard, paper, and compost.

I also rotate what grows in each bed. Every growing season, I plant something different in each bed, unless it's something that grows there until I deplete it, such as onions and garlics. Those will grow in the same bed for several seasons before I have to replant. The evergreen onions should never have to be moved, because those I will mainly harvest the greens from.
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RE: December 2013 Gardening pictures
12/8/2013 2:35:08 AM
that seems like a lot of work, but I guess like anything else, once you get used to doing things a certain way, then it just becomes normal?
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RE: December 2013 Gardening pictures
12/8/2013 2:38:54 AM
The hardest part is getting it setup in the first place. Once it's in place, and you get your routine down, it's not that hard.

If you want a good garden, with healthy plants, and thus healthy food, you have to feed the plants what they need.

I also spray the plants with epsom salts mixed in warm water. That provides magnesium which keeps plants such as tomato's from getting end blossom rot, gives the veggies more and better flavor, etc....
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