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Today after work I took adavantage of the lingering sunlight to install my square foot grid in the garden using twine I picked up from AC Moore held in place by galavanized double pointed tacks I picked up from Ace Hardware on the way home today.
Twine and Galvanized double pointed tacks
After measuring out their placement (every foot) gently hammering in tacks to secure twine and snip off any excess
I measured and marked the wood spacing out the grid in roughly 1 foot increments (Total of 16 squares)
Final Product
Up Next: Planting Broccoli, Spinach, Kale, and Romaine Lettuce Seedlings over the weekend.
Last edited by North_Raleigh_Guy; 02-26-2009 at 04:41 PM..
Only some plants can be outside now... for others wait until April
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Originally Posted by wheelsup
My wife and I want to start a small garden like above, is this the time to start planting already?
Right now I would only plant cool weather crops that do well in early spring and fall. That is why I am limiting myself to Broccoli, Kale, Spinahc, and lettuce. They can handle the cool temperatures at night and an occasional frost. I would not plant things like tomatoes, peppers ect or anything else that can't handle frost. For those plants I would wait until after the last frost date which is usuaully around April 14th in this area. In the meantime you can start those warmer weather plants indoors in a window planter box to get a head start. Good Luck!
I'm going to have to find another way to get in some veggies. Alas, the HOA does not allow raised bed gardens, no vegetable gardens in the front or side yards, and I have a small all shade backyard.
Perhaps I can hide them among some ornamentals -- I'll have to get the ornamentals first.
Right now I would only plant cool weather crops that do well in early spring and fall. That is why I am limiting myself to Broccoli, Kale, Spinahc, and lettuce. They can handle the cool temperatures at night and an occasional frost. I would not plant things like tomatoes, peppers ect or anything else that can't handle frost. For those plants I would wait until after the last frost date which is usuaully around April 14th in this area. In the meantime you can start those warmer weather plants indoors in a window planter box to get a head start. Good Luck!
Thanks for the updated picutres NRG - sorry to digress but Is that rose bushes I see behind in whiskey Barrels ?
How often do you repot them ? I mean dont they get root bound soon ?
I have a few rose bushes in pots - mostly minatures but they dont look too happy since last year. I was debating if they needed to be planted in ground to really flourish.
Thanks for the updated picutres NRG - sorry to digress but Is that rose bushes I see behind in whiskey Barrels ?
How often do you repot them ? I mean dont they get root bound soon ?
I have a few rose bushes in pots - mostly minatures but they dont look too happy since last year. I was debating if they needed to be planted in ground to really flourish.
I don't know too much about rose bushes. Mrs. NRG handles them most of the time. We have had those roses in the same pots for three years now without any problems. I don't know when / if they need to be repotted but you could be right. Usually we just prune them back to 4-5 good canes each year, fertilize a few times and leave them alone. They need to be pruned back right now come to think of it. I really need to learn how to better care for them. Sorry I couldn't be more help!
I've been contemplating that, but not sure how they would do with the weather here! I miss my chinook and cascade - it's either hard to get or horrendously expensive now.
Anyone grow hops here?
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Only some plants can be outside now... for others wait until April
