Raised Garden

[Codypatt1]

This is our second year with the raised beds. We are doing the square foot garden method and it works! Our yield has been incredible! So far we have 4 4x4 beds with a few planter pots for determinate tomatoes, marigolds, and peppers.

[Sticks&Strings]

Made some changes today. Moved the tomato and bell pepper to the middle. Gonna put cucumbers and squash on either end so I can put some trellis on either end. I think I'm gonna have to build another one for the watermelon and cantaloupe.

Look at square foot gardening by a guy named Mel. Can't think of his last name right now. I ordered the book and read it. It's the best way to do a raised bed garden for sure. I'm on my second year and my plants grow great.

[banzai]

I have a 14 ft x 4 ft bed in my yard. I grow tomatoes (cherries, heirlooms, beefsteaks), herbs, poblanos, bells, jalapenos, and habaneros.

I figure that if you have the makins for good fresh salsa, just add some meat and you have a feast during the harvest season.

[texan4ut]

I posted mine on another thread on here just can't locate the photos. Did a 8 foot by 4 foot last year and added a nother 8 x 4 this year. Bought the same Miracle gro at Lowes.

[Brazos Hunter]

these are what I was talking about for the guy in the apartment. Do you mainly stick to lettuce or do you grow everything in there?

You can grow anything in them. I'm thinking about doing carrots, onion, okra, peas on the top row, and a tomato on top.

[texan4ut]

Here is the other thread. http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...d.php?t=519092

[Man]

This is our second year with the raised beds. We are doing the square foot garden method and it works! Our yield has been incredible! So far we have 4 4x4 beds with a few planter pots for determinate tomatoes, marigolds, and peppers.

That's basically what I am doing. Lot of dead space there on what appears to be your garden flat. Is that enough to cover your families need each season?

[lostinthewoods]

Have a 4x16 and a 4x6 raised bed, clay based soil here. This year we're also trying out a straw bale garden.

[Bowhica]

Post up pics

Hey Bowhica will u fill that whole thing up with dirt?

No. They are 16" tall and I plan to leave roughly 4 inches of clearance.

how are you separating those pallets so clean?!

I rough cut them from the pallet with my recip and then finish cut them with my miter saw to length. I had the boy pulling nails out of the 2x4 frame boards. Came out great. If I get some more, I'll post a video. Next project is my ranger roof.

LOTB

[Bowhica]

This is our second year with the raised beds. We are doing the square foot garden method and it works! Our yield has been incredible! So far we have 4 4x4 beds with a few planter pots for determinate tomatoes, marigolds, and peppers.

Do you have the stamp for spacing the plants and proper layout?
I pulled the companion plants list from the farmers almanac and the squ ft farmers list. I'm using them for best yields.

For those of us that didn't seed, who has the best deals for starter plants? Home Depot had 5 plants for $10 last week. Kick myself for not taking advantage of that.

[Draco]

I've had raised beds for quite a few years now and as rocky as it is here, it is the only way I can garden.

[TallTexan]

This is our second year with the raised beds. We are doing the square foot garden method and it works! Our yield has been incredible! So far we have 4 4x4 beds with a few planter pots for determinate tomatoes, marigolds, and peppers.

Did you till underneath it?

[dhillis]

Did you till underneath it?

I take it from your pics, the square foot method has to do with what can be planted together in one square foot?

[Kemo Sabe]

How do you keep squirrels and birds out of your garden? Cover with netting? Just curious on what some of ya'll might use?

[Sticks&Strings]

I take it from your pics, the square foot method has to do with what can be planted together in one square foot?

I did not. And I do the sqft method. His soil mixture says you don't need to. I actually put cardboard at the bottom of mine to keep weeds and grass coming up. I grew corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and all sorts of stuff in mine. Root depth was not an issue with any of mine. It's a good book to read.