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Posted: 6/5/2014 7:41:17 AM EDT
1 year in the making, here it is:
Step 1 - Build a retaining wall and backfill with 10 1/2 yards of topsoil.  Step 2 - Fence it in:  Step 3 - Build some raised beds:  Step 4 - Move the raised beds into the new garden space:  Step 5 - bottom fill the beds with straw so it doesn't take so much soil to fill them up:  Step 6 - Top them off with 4 way blend:  Step 7 - all full and ready for veggies:  Step 8 - My work is done, let the wife plant what she wants.  I know we are getting a late start but I was gone most of the first 5 months of the year with business travel. Next year we'll get an earlier start. I'll have more updates as the growing season progresses. Cheers!
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Posted: 6/5/2014 7:50:32 AM EDT
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Winning!
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Posted: 6/5/2014 7:59:55 AM EDT
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Well done...
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Posted: 6/5/2014 8:02:24 AM EDT
[#3]
Nice.
 I like the design.
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Posted: 6/5/2014 8:02:41 AM EDT
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Awesome! That looks like one hell of a yard you made. Great job!
The height of your beds is a good call too. |
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Posted: 6/5/2014 8:35:39 AM EDT
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Well done.
TRG |
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Posted: 6/5/2014 12:36:50 PM EDT
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Impressive!
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Posted: 6/5/2014 3:34:29 PM EDT
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That's beautiful OP
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Posted: 6/5/2014 4:09:25 PM EDT
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Very well done!
But, that straw will rot and be gone before long, and you'll be back to filling them up again. |
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Posted: 6/5/2014 5:05:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very well done! But, that straw will rot and be gone before long, and you'll be back to filling them up again. Thanks all for the kind words!
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Posted: 6/5/2014 6:51:20 PM EDT
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That looks really nice.
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Posted: 6/6/2014 1:05:59 AM EDT
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Very nice! I like the corrugated metal for the raised beds... inexpensive and functional, but looks like something a high-dollar landscape designer would come up with for one of those backyard makeover shows.
____________ ETA: One thing I'm wondering, though. With all that straw in the bottom, dirt on top, and water added in from rain or watering, the straw's going to start composting. Active composting generates heat... sometimes quite a bit of it. Granted you don't have any "greens" in that mix to speed up the reaction, so maybe it won't get hot enough to trouble the plants on top. But if they seem to be struggling, you might stick a soil temp thermometer in there to see if you're cooking the plants from the bottom up. On the flipside, a box like that with a richer compost mix in the bottom and a poly cover of some sort would make a dandy hotbox for late fall/early spring planting. 
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Posted: 6/9/2014 2:30:22 PM EDT
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Looks fantastic!
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Posted: 6/9/2014 5:14:45 PM EDT
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Looks really sharp OP!
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Posted: 6/9/2014 5:25:06 PM EDT
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Nice job, OP.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 7:07:44 AM EDT
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What are the ingredients in your 4 way blend?
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Posted: 6/10/2014 7:18:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What are the ingredients in your 4 way blend? Grove Thanks again for all the positive comments! The 4 way blend is soil, sand, manure and compost.
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Posted: 7/27/2014 12:57:03 PM EDT
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Update Pics!
Grove |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:13:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Update Pics! Grove |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:17:48 PM EDT
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I find this thread very helpfully.
I myself am looking to do something like this in the fall. |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:47:51 PM EDT
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Update Pics! Grove This. TRG |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 7:39:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This. TRG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Update Pics! Grove This. TRG Whoops! More pics tomorrow  |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 5:14:39 AM EDT
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Awesome raised beds.
Did you get the corrugated metal local or online? I have to replace the wood beds I made 5 years ago and I really like the looks of the metal. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 3:46:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome raised beds. Did you get the corrugated metal local or online? I have to replace the wood beds I made 5 years ago and I really like the looks of the metal. Corrugated tin came from Home Depot. I used these shears to cut it: http://www.harborfreight.com/14-gauge-swivel-head-shear-68199.html
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Posted: 7/29/2014 3:55:49 PM EDT
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Things are growing ok, but not the best. Could definitely use fertilizer or soil amendments. Like I said, we got a late start and haven't had near as much time as we would have liked to work outside. We've been gone almost every weekend since we got it planted. We did install a drip system in all the beds and pots as well. It was really fast to put together and cost maybe $75 total. It runs for 60 minutes twice per day. It would be nice to have more finite adjustment, but we went with the cheapest timer they had. It does make it really nice to be able to leave for the weekend and not have to worry about everything dying. My wife cooked up the first few beans, peas and zucchini 2 nights ago and loved it.       |
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Posted: 7/30/2014 7:39:31 AM EDT
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can't wait to start a garden when I buy a place next year. |
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Posted: 8/4/2014 10:09:19 AM EDT
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60 minutes twice a day seems like a lot of water. Maybe your area is different but out plants would drown if I did that here in Missouri.
Grove |
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Posted: 8/4/2014 7:09:13 PM EDT
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Well you certainly don't halfass it!
Nicely done! |
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