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Lazyman · 07-22-2009, 09:57 PM

Ok I guess it's more like 2700 square feet, but I know it's too big either way! Lol, I'm trying not to earn my title here.

So uh, I had a new fence put in, 7' all around to keep deer out. Stained it both sides and put in a new gate. Gonna cut out a section and pin it so I can have a dumptruck deliver compost/dressing easier.

Rototilled the whole lot 2 weeks ago, worked great and pulverized the soil into a fine soft layer. I have kinda weird soil, lots of clay AND sand, but little loam. The mix should be ok though, as the sand will fix the drainage and the clay has plenty of nutes in it. I tilled in a big compost heap too, and had the ground covered with black plastic for a month to sterilize it before tilling.

Just started putting in rows, by hand! These are about 35' long each, I have 8 done so far but I need to do some grading to fill in some low spots. Gonna put a grass walkway all the way around it too.

Got the irrigation setup started, just gonna do a simple flood system a few times a week, way old school. I'm on a well and the owner is excited to see this running, it was an unused yard before I moved in.

If anyone recognizes the house please PM me so I can pull the thread!

I'm gonna put in a couple rows of string lines for beans, tomatos etc. Last night we planted a couple each of honeydew, cucumbers, zuchini and yellow squash, I already have an herb garden in one part of the yard with mature rosemary, sage, thyme and chives, plus parsley, basil and dill.

Whew its a lot of work. I keep looking at those rows going "man, what I wouldn't give for a row of AK-47, a row of SD, a row of Sage and Sour", etc.... but I know it'll never happen...

Ipsissimus · 08-04-2009, 01:12 PM

Good work! Nice scale. How's it look now?

Make sure your plants have enough time to mature before it gets cold (I'm thinking most squash types need > 100 days).

La Buena Hierba · 08-04-2009, 04:02 PM

nice garden now the plants

og kush · 08-04-2009, 04:33 PM

is that my backyard?!?!
nope..... sure does look like it though. exactly. i been to lazy to get out there and till it up......

07-22-2009, 09:57 PM	#1
Lazyman Overkill is under-rated. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,186	3K square foot veggie garden? Ok I guess it's more like 2700 square feet, but I know it's too big either way! Lol, I'm trying not to earn my title here. So uh, I had a new fence put in, 7' all around to keep deer out. Stained it both sides and put in a new gate. Gonna cut out a section and pin it so I can have a dumptruck deliver compost/dressing easier. Rototilled the whole lot 2 weeks ago, worked great and pulverized the soil into a fine soft layer. I have kinda weird soil, lots of clay AND sand, but little loam. The mix should be ok though, as the sand will fix the drainage and the clay has plenty of nutes in it. I tilled in a big compost heap too, and had the ground covered with black plastic for a month to sterilize it before tilling. Just started putting in rows, by hand! These are about 35' long each, I have 8 done so far but I need to do some grading to fill in some low spots. Gonna put a grass walkway all the way around it too. Got the irrigation setup started, just gonna do a simple flood system a few times a week, way old school. I'm on a well and the owner is excited to see this running, it was an unused yard before I moved in. If anyone recognizes the house please PM me so I can pull the thread! I'm gonna put in a couple rows of string lines for beans, tomatos etc. Last night we planted a couple each of honeydew, cucumbers, zuchini and yellow squash, I already have an herb garden in one part of the yard with mature rosemary, sage, thyme and chives, plus parsley, basil and dill. Whew its a lot of work. I keep looking at those rows going "man, what I wouldn't give for a row of AK-47, a row of SD, a row of Sage and Sour", etc.... but I know it'll never happen... __________________ I'm fairly busy so please excuse my absence or slow responses to PM's! All about Growroom cooling:* Keepin' it cool man (my 1st published article) How to automate reservoir top offs or most anything water-related The only UV-B lighting thread worth a damn CO2 for dummies Big grow: The 36KW medical/perpetual basement
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08-04-2009, 01:12 PM	#2
Ipsissimus Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 479	Good work! Nice scale. How's it look now? Make sure your plants have enough time to mature before it gets cold (I'm thinking most squash types need > 100 days).
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08-04-2009, 04:02 PM	#3
La Buena Hierba Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,379	nice garden now the plants __________________ hi guy's please take a look ath mine own LBH section on icmag and sey hi https://www.icmag.com/ic/forumdisplay.php?f=65808 thanks Think of it from the plants point of view and see how it has you trained to water and feed it..
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08-04-2009, 04:33 PM	#4
og kush a Living Legend. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: follow the kush smell...... Posts: 167	is that my backyard?!?! nope..... sure does look like it though. exactly. i been to lazy to get out there and till it up......
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