The two square foot gardens are doing well, all things considered. So far, we've harvested radishes, crookneck squash, strawberries, and green onions. We are battling the spring/summer bugs as well as a nasty case of powdery mildew on the squash. Below are some pictures of the updated look. It's amazing what they look like compared to 60 days ago...
Left side
Right side
Onion flower from a confused-by-the-always-changing-weather red onion
May 4, 2009
Square Foot Garden - May Update
May 3, 2009
The Birds and the Bees
Pictures of some garden visitors:
Cardinal
Red Wing Blackbird
Texas Pigeon Dove
Bees on the hummingbird feeder
April 14, 2009
First Harvest!
We have harvested from the new garden for the first time. Our first item up for bid is a bunch of radishes. We chose a combination of Cherry Bell and Sparkler seeds. These were done growing around 30 days after sowing. A total of around 25 were had from a thinned-out planting of 32. The losses were due to plants with great top foliage but little root and some that went too long and cracked. Not bad! These are a little "hot", but we don't mind.
April 10, 2009
Spring Goodness
Some pictures from the garden:
Citronella Plant blossom
April 4, 2009
Square Foot Garden - The Beginning
In early March, we built a couple of square foot gardens based on Mel Bartholomew's books and system. We decided on two beds: one is 8' x 4', and the other is 6' x 4'. The original plan called for just one raised bed, but as with most things gardening, some just wasn't enough.
Construction was easy enough using untreated lumber, L-brackets, and outdoor wood screws. The bottoms are lined with black landscaping fabric. For the dirt mix, we followed "Mel's Mix" in the beds pretty closely. There is about a one-third portion of each of the following: perlite or vermiculite (we did one kind in each bed), peat moss, and a compost/manure mixture.
Both beds around a week after planting:
The second bed contains more peppers, tomatoes, squash, and onions. There is some color added with snapdragons, osteospurmum, and petunias:
Overall, some cold snaps and downright nasty weather have been a pain. A stack of blankets stood at the ready for month of March for a couple of impromptu coverings. Some 30 degree nights loom yet, but hopefully the stunted production is over!
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