big brown horse
Hoof In Mouth
I love to see photos, and those were GREAT!! Thanks for sharing!
NoobieChickenLady's Journal - SS Score and Mah Kitteh is HOME!! Yay!
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Beekissed
Mountain Sage
Wonderful pics! I love it when folks post pics! It makes everyone more real than just some words on a pc screen. 
Henrietta23
Yard Farmer
Gorgeous photos!! Thanks for sharing.
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noobiechickenlady
Almost Self-Reliant
Aww thanks Ladies I'm just glad I got my camera to work. It simply would NOT take a picture. I ended up taking the batteries & the card out, then reinserting everything. It worked... about the 5th time.
DH and I decided on our plan for the cold weather crops & next year's beds. We actually came to the same conclusion independant of each other. We ahve different ideas on how to go about filling them, but we'll work that out. We're going with 4x8 foot raised beds planted in families. Nightshades, leafy greens, coles, ect. Within each of those beds we'll plant companions that are actually beneficial, not just neutral. Like Basil & marigold in with our tomatoes & peppers. The corn we will plant in mounds, with beans & squash around, like we tried to this year. If the squash hadn't gotten damping off, we'd have it. In the front yard, I want to put raised beds against the house and plant strawberries, early, mid, late & everbearing, each separated by boards so I can tell what's what. And of course the fruit trees. Apples, pears, plums, peaches, walnuts & almonds. Plus a dwarf or 4 planted close to the house for shade.
A coon family ravaged the remaining ears of corn. At least we'd gotten a decent harvest out of it. The offal had decomposed and was not a deterant any longer. So I planted some posts & tied the cornstalks to them for the beans' sakes. Then sprayed garlic, egg, fire spray all over the garden.
I picked off the biggest horn worm I've ever seen this weekend. He was the size of a cuban cigar, no kidding! The ladies got to play rugbie with him. Staley watched his harem's antics disdainfully from the front steps.
I'm just glad I got my camera to work. It simply would NOT take a picture. I ended up taking the batteries & the card out, then reinserting everything. It worked... about the 5th time. DH and I decided on our plan for the cold weather crops & next year's beds. We actually came to the same conclusion independant of each other. We ahve different ideas on how to go about filling them, but we'll work that out. We're going with 4x8 foot raised beds planted in families. Nightshades, leafy greens, coles, ect. Within each of those beds we'll plant companions that are actually beneficial, not just neutral. Like Basil & marigold in with our tomatoes & peppers. The corn we will plant in mounds, with beans & squash around, like we tried to this year. If the squash hadn't gotten damping off, we'd have it. In the front yard, I want to put raised beds against the house and plant strawberries, early, mid, late & everbearing, each separated by boards so I can tell what's what. And of course the fruit trees. Apples, pears, plums, peaches, walnuts & almonds. Plus a dwarf or 4 planted close to the house for shade.
A coon family ravaged the remaining ears of corn. At least we'd gotten a decent harvest out of it. The offal had decomposed and was not a deterant any longer. So I planted some posts & tied the cornstalks to them for the beans' sakes. Then sprayed garlic, egg, fire spray all over the garden.
I picked off the biggest horn worm I've ever seen this weekend. He was the size of a cuban cigar, no kidding! The ladies got to play rugbie with him. Staley watched his harem's antics disdainfully from the front steps.
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noobiechickenlady
Almost Self-Reliant
YAY! We got two raised beds started yesterday. First we mowed 
Then we raked all the grass clippings up into rectangular piles. We still had some cardboard left over that just happened to be the perfect width to cover the bed. We put the cardboard on top of the grass piles (they were good mixes of green & dry) then scattered more grass clippings on top to keep the cardboard wet. We tucked the cardboard underneath the railroad ties on each side (we used 2 ties on each long side & left the ends open) I had two long sheets of 6mil black poly so I covered each bed with one & pinned it down with leftover pallet pieces. We'll leave those for several weeks and then put some compost (hopefully with horse poop) on top of that, with some bone meal & rock phosphate, then let them rest a bit before planting.
This is a modification of the lasagna method, if anyone wants to know.
We'll end up with several of these, maybe as many as 2 dozen. Wheee! I'll post some pics prob tomorrow.
Then we raked all the grass clippings up into rectangular piles. We still had some cardboard left over that just happened to be the perfect width to cover the bed. We put the cardboard on top of the grass piles (they were good mixes of green & dry) then scattered more grass clippings on top to keep the cardboard wet. We tucked the cardboard underneath the railroad ties on each side (we used 2 ties on each long side & left the ends open) I had two long sheets of 6mil black poly so I covered each bed with one & pinned it down with leftover pallet pieces. We'll leave those for several weeks and then put some compost (hopefully with horse poop) on top of that, with some bone meal & rock phosphate, then let them rest a bit before planting.This is a modification of the lasagna method, if anyone wants to know.
We'll end up with several of these, maybe as many as 2 dozen. Wheee! I'll post some pics prob tomorrow.
Dace
Revolution in Progress
I love lasagna beds. I did try one in the past but I ended up planting it too soon and then we moved....so I never really got to see that nice deep rich soil.
Congrats on getting a head start!!
Congrats on getting a head start!!
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
Great pic, noo! Your ladies look nice and healthy!
punkin
Don't Quote Me
Thanks for posting the pics, noobie. Like they say "A picture is worth a thousand words."
. . . looking forward to more
. . . looking forward to more
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noobiechickenlady
Almost Self-Reliant
Here's a couple pics of the first raised bed.
And a closeup, with the black poly turned back, so you can see the first layers. The poly will help heat the bed up to age it, and will help kill weed seeds too.
The pear tree I have hopes of harvesting from this fall... If I can beat the deer to it. Anybody got any idea what type this is?
Corn Smut anyone? Eeeewwww
The erosion I spoke about earlier in this journal. Bad county, no backhoe! This was a small, shallow drainage ditch for the new ballfield that was put in beside me.
A bad, bad mushroom (Amanita Muscaria) that I picked & burned, I'd like to not have these around. Now if I could only find some morels...
And a closeup, with the black poly turned back, so you can see the first layers. The poly will help heat the bed up to age it, and will help kill weed seeds too.
The pear tree I have hopes of harvesting from this fall... If I can beat the deer to it. Anybody got any idea what type this is?
Corn Smut anyone? Eeeewwww
The erosion I spoke about earlier in this journal. Bad county, no backhoe! This was a small, shallow drainage ditch for the new ballfield that was put in beside me.
A bad, bad mushroom (Amanita Muscaria) that I picked & burned, I'd like to not have these around. Now if I could only find some morels...
bjmstahl
Power Conserver
Hi Noobiechickenlady, The pear in your picture is an Asian pear.
