tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post4860075089782680132..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: The Best Place ToPlant A GardenHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-63431760305919023512016-10-10T13:38:10.409-04:002016-10-10T13:38:10.409-04:00Herrick,I have close to a 1/4 acre behind my house...Herrick,I have close to a 1/4 acre behind my house I've been mowing, and we never use. I'd like to try and put in raside bed garden there, but there's a couple of problems:<br /><br />1. It's not flat like yours there is a slope, would that cause the bed to wash away in heavy rain, or does the black plastic help hold in place? I have a small kitchen garden using cedar fence pickets, but I want to have a larger garden and not spend the money on building up a box.<br /><br />2. It doesn't get full sun. There is a stone wall at one border with very tall maple and oak trees. Are there crops using your methods that would do well in less than ideal sunlight? Greens perhaps? What about root crops?<br /><br />Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485171228917544552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-83305408966530134992014-06-06T22:16:44.873-04:002014-06-06T22:16:44.873-04:00That view of your garden is beautiful and orderly....That view of your garden is beautiful and orderly. Nice work.<br /><br />MickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-86678870705946572014-06-06T15:38:52.624-04:002014-06-06T15:38:52.624-04:00Tim,
Exemplary. Thanks. Plastic helps.
Anonymous,...Tim,<br />Exemplary. Thanks. Plastic helps.<br /><br />Anonymous,<br />My garden typically starts out neat and tidy like it looks now, but gets overgrown with weeds in late July and August. Maybe this year will be different, but I think that every year. <br /><br />Plastic helps. Maybe black plastic is too hot for the deep south. Whatever the case, the important thing is that you get food out of it, and you surely can get a lot of good food out of a garden that isn't neat and tidy. Thanks for the comment.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-25941551129228859312014-06-06T15:06:12.555-04:002014-06-06T15:06:12.555-04:00Wish my garden looked all neat and tidy like yours...Wish my garden looked all neat and tidy like yours! I gave up on trying to make it look pretty since weeds grow so quickly here in the deep south. I average 8 hours a week in the garden and it's still a bit of a mess. But it does grow edibles, so I'm not going to complain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-68282012535713140002014-06-06T12:27:26.003-04:002014-06-06T12:27:26.003-04:00I will borrow an adjective you have used frequentl...I will borrow an adjective you have used frequently to comment - that is one exemplary looking garden! I agree 100% with proximity close to the house - our last garden was visible from the house (blocked by outbuilding) and I didn't like it. timfromohionoreply@blogger.com