New subject: Intro, vegetable gardening, raised beds

12 Jun 2011

I'm interested in more opinions on the question of raised beds or not... I
am one who just dug up the yard/weeds with a shovel, and turned it a few
times over the winter. To spruce it up a bit I added my compost and some
potting soil I purchased.
I had awesome tomatoes, cukes, squash, and hot peppers last year, and this
year everything is coming along great. It's a pretty small plot--about 8x15.
Weeds are a bit of an issue, but regular hand pulling is starting to pay off
and they are letting up. I'm getting nice veggies out of there with not much
equipment or expense...but if there is a real benefit to a raised bed, I'd
consider it for sure!
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 Hi, neighbors.
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 I have some little seedlings for adoption--that or the weed pile.
 ?
 1. Amsonia (narrow-leaf bluestar, originally from Plant Delights):?maybe
 2'+ high at maturity, mostly about the feathery foliage (golden in
 fall/winter)?but the early blue stars/blossoms are nice with blue-ish
 irises.
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 2. Nandina (non-dwarf): lots of volunteers around the mother ship.? Nice
 lacy faux-bamboo screening plant, about 4'-5', plus the birds like the
 berries and the bees get dizzy bumbling around in the pollen.
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 3. Red maple: just one, still teensy--but so pretty (and expensive) as they
 grow larger.? The parent is?almost certainly grafted onto another
 rootstock.? I don't know if that's?a requirement?for the tree to
 survive/thrive, but I hate to just tear it out and throw it away. . .
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 Email or stop by if you want any of the above.
 ?
 Judy
 Watkins & Dennis, pink house

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