tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post2017402329326280821..comments2024-01-01T00:31:18.174-05:00Comments on Calendula & Concrete: Making the Garden BedsChristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-84020997507785303772008-05-08T13:34:00.000-04:002008-05-08T13:34:00.000-04:00i can't believe how happy your seedlings look... m...i can't believe how happy your seedlings look... mine are spindly half dead things. I've obviously got more refinement to do with my technique.J-Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462751568458499217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-81828168380057329602008-04-19T14:15:00.000-04:002008-04-19T14:15:00.000-04:00It's much better to order loose compost but for a ...It's much better to order loose compost but for a large area I always underestimate hideously how much I'm going to need. The new garden looks great - I'm excited to see how you get on in your first season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-33940819465534199292008-04-18T09:02:00.000-04:002008-04-18T09:02:00.000-04:00Quick tips.. I just cruised through via a google s...Quick tips.. I just cruised through via a google search for sod cutter of all things, neat blog!<BR/><BR/>.. not sure if your concerned about such things, but having been doing something similar looking.. wood enclosed raised beds are really great but only last a couple of seasons, the labor and costs of replacing them and re-moving the soil and re-establishing soil life can get old fast, I stapled 6 mil painters plastic to the interior of mine and that seems to have stopped deterioration almost completely, additionally, I put a quick coat of paint to the exteriors and put a 2x4 "cap" on the tops (makes it nicer to sit on too) these can be done anytime, but the visqueen is easier to put in before all that soil ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-76794089787194442032008-04-16T16:21:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:21:00.000-04:00Oh, those are some fat and happy seedlings! And th...Oh, those are some fat and happy seedlings! And those luscious beds!! I just made a raised bed and am very ready to plant outdoors, too. Can you cobble together a coldframe? I'm hoping some old windows will allow me to grow outdoors starting in April.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161266229390296541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-62251960833056890012008-04-14T17:51:00.000-04:002008-04-14T17:51:00.000-04:00great looking plants, Christagreat looking plants, ChristaEd Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-14442983319905398652008-04-14T14:09:00.000-04:002008-04-14T14:09:00.000-04:00Your peppers look so happy and healthy! We just pu...Your peppers look so happy and healthy! We just put ours in the ground this weekend as it was 85 degrees here! Yikes. We're hoping that means the end of the frost too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-85567559934613754842008-04-14T11:34:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:34:00.000-04:00Christa,Your vegetable garden is so good to read a...Christa,<BR/>Your vegetable garden is so good to read about. Our patio garden is so small we can only manage pots of tomatoes and herbs and chillies - but we still derive a great deal of pleasure from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-88009136293324763232008-04-14T04:22:00.000-04:002008-04-14T04:22:00.000-04:00How wonderful to start a new raised bed from scrat...How wonderful to start a new raised bed from scratch. I look forward to seeing all your results. My greenhouse is completely bursting full with plants waiting to go outside!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-64742025159239849892008-04-13T13:03:00.000-04:002008-04-13T13:03:00.000-04:00you're really going great guns with your new garde...you're really going great guns with your new gardening plans. ... still love the new face of your blog!<BR/><BR/>DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-48768713543488710302008-04-11T18:34:00.000-04:002008-04-11T18:34:00.000-04:00Glad you're back! That soil mix looks beautiful, ...Glad you're back! That soil mix looks beautiful, and so do your seedlings. My mesclun and lettuce is going great guns now, and the sage is blooming. Now I know what Zane Grey meant when he wrote "Riders of the Purple Sage."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-56892277748039481032008-04-11T13:18:00.000-04:002008-04-11T13:18:00.000-04:00Hi, I'm hardening-off my seedlings too in these da...Hi, I'm hardening-off my seedlings too in these days and I understand you... nurturing newborn plants is exciting, but I can't wait for my first harvest!<BR/><BR/>Grazianaseemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558493515741980048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-75833856754112060352008-04-11T01:02:00.000-04:002008-04-11T01:02:00.000-04:00Hi Christa, You have certainly been busy readying ...Hi Christa, You have certainly been busy readying your new garden beds. Your seedlings are doing great! It'll be fun to watch them taking off once they get planted outdoors. I hope you start having more sunny and warm gardening days.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.com