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Someday, I'll plant my garden...

5/8/2013

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     So this is what I've been doing the past three days.  We have just built two raised beds (there's another bed that's a mirror image of this one to the right).  We felt we needed to do something to deter the rabbits, slugs, and French Bulldogs that devour our vegetables.  My husband ordered 5 cubic yards of topsoil to fill the newly-built raised beds.  Five cubic yards didn't sound like a lot to me, but when I found I could barely exit our garage after the delivery truck dumped it in our alley, I felt entirely different about how much 5 cubic yards actually is.  Rain and more cold is on the way, so it most likely will be next week before anything is planted into the garden.
     Next on our list?  We're going to build a harvest table for the patio.  I need a table to seat at least 10 people.  Hopefully, after that is finished, we can begin hosting dinners for friends -- with vegetables from the garden!


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Kate
5/9/2013 06:21:38 am

Yea!! The snow has melted. You can see your grass ;)
Just in time for the best Mother's Day present.
Your garden always looks beautiful to me. It is amazing that inspite of a later than hoped for start the garden, usually, catches up.
Great job on the raised beds. I am looking forward to the harvest table photos. How did the painting project turn out?

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Margo link
5/10/2013 01:32:35 am

Oh, those raised beds will really enhance your garden. Way to go! Spring has been so slow in arriving. Other than the bumper crop of dandelions surrounding our new house. Wish I enjoyed the Amana way of preparing dandelion greens, but that was never my thing.

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rhea link
5/12/2013 11:06:27 am

Can you come over to my house and do the same thing :) I've been wanting raised beds for years, and never gotten around to it. Happy planting!

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Merisi link
5/22/2013 01:22:04 am

Dear Eileen,
just passing by, saying hello! I miss your posts, hope you are fine.
Anything growing yet in that mountain of topsoil?
Hugs,
Merisi

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Eileen
5/22/2013 01:35:11 am

Hi Merisi... Thanks for stopping by. I am fine and plan to return to posting next week. The raised beds are built, the gardens planted (practically), the catering job has passed, and by the end of the week my daughter will be in France studying French cinema and architecture. Oh... all that's left to do is build the 12-foot long harvest table for the patio. But my husband is on that and I'll hopefully have it by the end of the weekend (?) Like I told him last night, "The harvest table and a dinner party will be a great photo shoot for LivingTastefully!".

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Tom Conway link
5/22/2013 01:46:55 am

Eileen, what an impressive project -- good for you and your handsome in-house hired hand. The topsoil looks really great and I have one tip for you. Add as much compost to it as you can, as it adds some great microbes to the soil, a living network which encourages plant growth. Also in the fall, mow up all your leaves and clippings and cover the top of the beds. Worms love leaf mold and it will enrich you soil with their presence. The layer also acts as a layer of insulation and can easily be turned under before planting time. Can't wait to see what you plant and pics of the alfresco dining venue.

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Eileen
5/22/2013 01:55:56 am

Tom -- Thank you for the suggestions. They are ALWAYS welcome! I have just begun composting myself. Have never done it before. Hopefully once that's up and going, I will see big changes in my gardens.

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