Last year's garden
When I started my raised beds 3 years ago, I did a lot less work. I started the garden in May and put the railroad ties down. Then I covered the inside of the bed with cardboard and paper and wet them with the hose. Then I put a foot of loose hay over the paper. To...
Thanks for the welcome! Too bad Rhoda can't utilize this easy method of planting asparagus. I have found it a godsend, and when I finally re-locate my perennial onions, I will plant more asparagus this way. It sure is easy!
Horse manure is my fertilizer of choice when gardening, since I have a horse. I use it all the time -- even fresh as long as I place it in between plants.
I have planted lots of things in the garden this year.
plum trees -2
crabapple tree
pear tree
25 nanking cherry bushes
25 wild stawberry plants
potatoes
sweet onions
peas
pole kentucky wonder beans
pole blue lake beans
collards
kale
spinach
swiss chard
beets
turnips
mustard
mesculan lettuce mix...
When I planted my asparagus a couple of years ago, I just followed the advice I read in Ruth Stouts No Work Garden Book (1971), so was able to bypass all that digging. She recommended just laying the plants on the ground and putting a heavy mulch over the top of the plants..
I just kept adding...
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I have railroad tie raised vegetable beds and I think they real old crumbling ties like I have work very well. I am in my third year of gardening with them and I love the way my soil has improved over the years.
I have heavy clay soil, and put in the raised beds because I...