tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post9047622369540547853..comments2024-02-14T20:37:40.921-05:00Comments on 500 Dollar Tomato: Why Raised Beds Are A Must For MeTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-38303804876976231332011-03-01T15:03:44.466-05:002011-03-01T15:03:44.466-05:00We're going to try the double digging method t...We're going to try the double digging method this year too, though I don't know if we can manage actual raised beds for the entire garden. I requested the John Jeavons book from the library, though we first read about this method in John Seymour's book, <i>Concise Guide to Self-Sufficiency</i>. This is a really huge step for DH, because he's actually willing to give up his tiller for this!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-88867653279897974522011-02-28T19:48:59.223-05:002011-02-28T19:48:59.223-05:00Ooooo...Really great advise Lynda! I was thinking...Ooooo...Really great advise Lynda! I was thinking this afternoon that the corn patch was gonna be "hell" to weed. I'm really impressed with what roots can do to break up the soil. <br /><br />I think I'll be buying me some some beets and turnips. Thanks again.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-71050488158915476532011-02-28T16:42:12.409-05:002011-02-28T16:42:12.409-05:00Last year I tried to grow corn in raised beds...I ...Last year I tried to grow corn in raised beds...I was able to grow some corn, but not enough to justify giving up a raised bed. This year I'm having the *boys* work up a couple nice strips along the back side of the orchard. The only reason I hesitate is the weeds...and there's gonna' be plenty. I don't allow Round-Up any where near the home-piece. This corn patch is going to have to be hand weeded: YUCK! What I have to go through for some good sweet corn!<br /><br />If I were you, I'd add about six inches of good compost and plant my corn in that...I'm always amazed what a root system can do and where it's willing to grow. Once you get that seed started in the nice organics it may surprise you and really take off on it's own. In the old days farmers planted big root crops to break up the surface of the rock-hard soil: sugar beets, mangel beets, turnips...you may want to try a handful of those seeds and use the produce as a base for your compost pile and or worm bin and/or feed some chickens or other livestock.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.com