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karen_florida
15 years ago
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Comments (5)Weeds will find a way in any mulch, eventually, regardless of your location. Organic mulches (bark, hazelnut shells, straw) decompose into compost, and WILL be a growth medium for weeds, even with landscape cloth underneath - the weed seeds may be airborne, bird born, fallout from pulled garden weeds, or simply brought in with the mulch. In my last garden (Seattle) I spent much time, money, and labor putting down 1/2" minus over landscape cloth. It looked great the first year, but the next year it was more trouble weeding it than weeding the garden. At least the weeds came up easily, but it was still a HUGE job. Now we're building a home (Eugene), and I'm going to use "low mow" fescue mix and a lawnmower and weed-eater. I think it'll be less work, and will be attractive and comfortable under foot....See MoreBackyard garden raised bed help needed
Comments (5)Agreed! Although I was hoping to get some suggestions from this forum. How much do you think I would be charged to have plans drawn up for the raised bed area? The rest of my landscaping is mature....See Moregrowing corn in raised beds
Comments (1)I have grown sweet corn successfully the last two years in my raised beds. I use two beds that are L shaped with long section 4 x 8 and shorter section 4 x 4. I grew Bodacious and Serendipity and both did great. First year I did 4 inch spacing about 18 inches between rows. Last year did 6 inch spacing and think I will go back to 4 inch this year. As long as you have three rows you are good on pollination but I helped mine along as well by going out and using the broom to shake them. I also took the advice of Digdirt (Dave) and used urea crystals that I bought on Amazon to fertilize at about knee high and again when notice tassels forming. I was very pleased with the production and the taste of these two corns. Had about two hundred ears the first year and didn't count last year. Froze quite a bit. Since you aren't rotating you should definitely do a green crop for the winter. I add manure in the spring and put a 10-10-10 fertilize out when planting the seed. Good luck!...See MoreRoote Raised bed
Comments (8)"Other people seem to start wth quite clean soil each spring!"...aren't you lucky you've proved that your soil is rich enough to actually grow natural things? By your definition, "clean soil" would seem to be "dead soil" as it wouldn't have anything growing in it, right? If it is not harming anything you intended to grow in your beds, I would leave it be as it would seem to be part of the natural flora of your garden area. If it is harming your growth, put some of it in a sealable plastic bag and send it to your local Government Agriculture organization for identification. Send some soil in a seperate bag as they may need that to identify spores that lead to its growth. Soil is an amazing substance, full of all kinds of things....See Morekaren_florida
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