Living off the land (maybe)
It's about time that Chris and I got a move on building some raised garden beds - planting season has almost arrived here in Alberta! I think that that we've toned down our garden aspirations for this summer from every veggie that we like to eat to merely tomatoes, romaine lettuce, and peas. Maybe some carrots, but just maybe. We're just concerned about having the time to get the garden put together and having the time to tend it properly, so maybe it's better that we start small and plan an expansion for the 2005 season.
We don’t plan on buying the frames for the garden beds but instead see the project as a good opportunity to bond with our cordless drill. HGTV has some instructions and illustrations on building the raised gardening frames here and here, including some good raised-gardening design tips.
Isn't gardening fun? I always think that the veggies from your own garden rather than the grocery store taste so much better!
Posted by:little things | May 07, 2004 at 05:35 AM
Ahh living off the land. Sounds so romantic.
Posted by:ani | May 07, 2004 at 08:38 PM
Ahh living off the land. Sounds so romantic.
Posted by:ani | May 07, 2004 at 08:42 PM
Maybe I missed it - why raised frames, and not, well, digging in the earth?
Posted by:Chris | May 07, 2004 at 11:07 PM
I like the second set of raised beds better, but that may be because they look a lot like the ones my sweetie made for me!
Posted by:Lorena | May 08, 2004 at 02:51 AM
Why raised garden beds:
1. Less bending over!
2. Less mingling of grass/lawn weeds and garden weeds - so things are just more orderly.
3. We're going to sink the garden beds for more depth, so we'll be tearing up the lawn anyway.
4. Have to make my garden look different from my grandparents ...
Posted by:laura | May 11, 2004 at 10:15 PM