tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153778458693683617.post382880985964477426..comments2024-03-18T07:07:43.247-05:00Comments on Gardenaut: Preparing and assessingJeremiah McNicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11586987877676673757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153778458693683617.post-57778019109425788652008-04-29T05:58:00.000-05:002008-04-29T05:58:00.000-05:00Nice - your planter boxes look so neat and square!...Nice - your planter boxes look so neat and square! We just used some leftover lumber K. had stashed away for ages - and it kind of shows :) but they've worked out fine, nonetheless. The SquareFoot Gardener mentions using 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 peat moss and 1/3 of a variety of bagged compost (or your own, if you have enough of it). I couldn't find straight vermiculite anywhere, but I did use a variety of composts (which tend to be a little cheaper than potting soil), peat moss, perlite, and some jiffymix 'seed starter' which has vermiculite and peat moss. Oh, and a bag of worm castings - that was under $3 at walmart, and is worth its weight in gold, I think. Anyway, to fill one 4x4 raised bed, and one 4x6 raised bed, it came to about $35 - though I did use two extra bags of compost I had leftover from last year, so I guess it would have come out closer to $50 if I include their cost. I only filled the beds 3-4 inches (they're actually 6" deep) - I had prepared the ground beneath them as well somewhat, figuring on the plants growing on in, at least some, to the ground below. Sorry to have gone on and on - just thought I would share that.Tinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584047180190646921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153778458693683617.post-26959056894420012722008-04-28T13:23:00.000-05:002008-04-28T13:23:00.000-05:00The raised beds look great!Do you have a local lan...The raised beds look great!<BR/><BR/>Do you have a local landscape recycling center? Our city does and it's where we buy compost and mulch by the truckful. They also deliver. I plan on putting in raised beds this spring (well, I'm going to have my husband do it) and I plan on mixing compost and top soil. Buying at a landscape recycling center is very cheap. And also local. The bags of soil, compost, and mulch that one buys at the store are shipped in from all over the place and you pay for that.Leighann of Multi-Minding Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887411464033643026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153778458693683617.post-35985496899599726402008-04-27T14:39:00.000-05:002008-04-27T14:39:00.000-05:00Nice work on the beds, Tracy! We have corn coming...Nice work on the beds, Tracy! We have corn coming up (I'm beyond excited)...but it looks like our 'pet' squirrel (or something may have gotten to some shoots of other stuff... Must keep an eye out...might have to go the wire route here, too.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014929186976646915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153778458693683617.post-22935605796102331372008-04-26T20:59:00.000-05:002008-04-26T20:59:00.000-05:00Those are nice raised beds!Those are nice raised beds!RugbugRedfernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577451365223871241noreply@blogger.com