Member R-N
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How small is your space? My grandparents gardened on a 40 foot by 70 foot area with hard red sandy clay for probably 40 years. And always had a bountiful harvest. Only used a hoe and shovel and knowledge he already had. A neighbor would bring their tiller each year and do an initial ground breaking for my grand parents. Occasionally one item or another would fail to produce. If you only plant two seed types instead of a variety of seed types you run the risk of a crop failure. In my opinion better to plant a variety and rotate your crops. I planted about 40 tomato plants the first year I tried and the squash bugs and stink bugs ate all but maybe 3 or 4 of the full sized tomatoes and about half of the cherry tomatoes.
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Btw I do not have time for crappy tools or hoses. I run 400-800 feet of hose almost daily and depend on what I buy. I will not tolerate
Leaks, breaks, and etc or cheaply made
products.
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The best hose I have found for large through put of water is the Briggs and Stratton heavy duty rubber hose. I used to use Craftsman but they changed their warranty so I went to the Briggs and Stratton heavy duty rubber hose. They are heavy and can kink and tangle.
I absolutely love the Speculite stainless steel hose that I can only find on Amazon. It will not kink or tangle and has held up for the last two years with no problems. It only has a 3/8” hole for water to pass thru. I know of pros that use this stainless steel hose. They are also cheaper than rubber hoses as well.
As for sprayers: I get the heavy duty metal gun type from Home Depot that uses a lever on top to control the water flow. The only one that I have that broke was run over by a lawn mower. They are about $20
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Looks good to me!
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I think the reason most people make the rows north to south is to let the whole garden get sunlight as the sun goes east to west. If I did mine north to south it would create a huge washout mess as any rain water would flow straight through our garden area. Our rows go east to west and try to make sure we plant in such a way that the smaller plants are not starved for sunlight. Farmers use rows and furrows to slow down or capture water in their fields.
If the land is flat then I would say North to South. Every garden site is different. Sloped land, flat land, drains, trees and shaded areas, land that becomes water logged after a rain, well drained soils, clay, sand, and the list goes on and on. We have to learn to work with what is there.
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We did have a problem with planting in natural poor soil. But did take 3 roots and put them in pots in better soil (not potting soil) and they did grow some there then transplanted to natural descent soil and they are growing and we now have 5 about to be split into many more
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Leave it like it is so we can see who we want to follow
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It may be the soil?
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I vote to leave it like it is. How will people meet new people with new perspectives unless it is left like it is?
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I would suggest relocating the fire pit from under the trellis. I know you are probably only planning on a
“Small fire” but the heat will go up and could cause a problem.
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Thank you for letting me know that. I usually do not post very much but felt strongly that someone needed this.
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SHTF is a brand that has charcoal as well as silver to purify. They can be found online.
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What kind of soil was used in the containers?
Bought soil or natural soil?
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Plantain salve works well too. When we were little my mom used to slather us with alcohol after we got into fire ants or mosquitoes.
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