Need to see some Raised Garden pictures or help

[rbeau30]

if I get home before dark tomorrow, I'll take a couple pics for ya.

[DFBrews]

Use your box as a template and dig that dirt out below grade and back fill with quality amended soil as well. Without a solid root system it pissing in the wind

[rbeau30]

Use your box as a template and dig that dirt out below grade and back fill with quality amended soil as well. Without a solid root system it pissing in the wind

This is what I meant in mt earlier post. I was also putting the boxes on ground that is not so level. So one end of my box is up to the bottom 8" board and the "front" part is just dug in a little bit.

[hunterhawk]

Good info coming in guys I appreciate it... My soil seems a bit sandy for some reason so that's why I was thinking raised garden! It's cool seeing people raised gardens and with the prices of everything going up I figure it's time to stop procrastinating! That and the family is growing.
more pictures and conversation is giving me ideas and help so I appreciate it

[rbeau30]

Good info coming in guys I appreciate it... My soil seems a bit sandy for some reason so that's why I was thinking raised garden! It's cool seeing people raised gardens and with the prices of everything going up I figure it's time to stop procrastinating! That and the family is growing.
more pictures and conversation is giving me ideas and help so I appreciate it

I wouldn't procrastinate much more for this season.

When I built mine (two 4 x 8 beds) I had a little soil already, but I think I got nearly 5 yards of "Nicks Garden Center" 5 way compost/amended topsoil. half and half.

[hunterhawk]

Ya I'm done procrastinating! Once I get this figured out I need to learn how to can! Going to be a busy year!
Dfbrews that makes sense to make the template first then dig but am I just mixing the dirt I buy with the existing dirt or am I getting rid of that dirt... Sounded a little confusing.

[rbeau30]

Here are mine.

[hatidua]

Although it borders on cheating, get some alpaca manure, it's the equivalent of Miracle-Gro on steroids. The area between Parker and Colorado Springs seems to have a number of alpaca farms.

As has been said previously in this thread, we are on the verge of planting season so if you intend to have a garden this year, it's time to make that front/center in terms of the weekend to-do list

[rbeau30]

Although it borders on cheating, get some alpaca manure, it's the equivalent of Miracle-Gro on steroids. The area between Parker and Colorado Springs seems to have a number of alpaca farms.

As has been said previously in this thread, we are on the verge of planting season so if you intend to have a garden this year, it's time to make that front/center in terms of the weekend to-do list

- I am starting to leave my seedling outside most of the day and until we go to bed in the small shelf greenhouse. Hopefully going to plant out in the boxes early early May. Will have room for 12 tomato plants, some cucumbers, zucchini, and green peppers.
- Got buckets of Potatoes out I am going to keep them inside if it is forecast to freeze otherwise they will be outside.
- Asparagus is starting to pop up! took two cuttings last weekend, many more coming up.
- Planted 5 hops Rhisomes a couple weekends ago. 3 Cascade and 2 Willamette. Today one Wilamette broke through the soil.

[kwando]

Here's mine. It's 3'x12'... I did dig into the grass and put a layer of weed guard.