WE MADE ANOTHER VIDEO! I know...everyone's doing it...But this is exciting for me!
Some of our customers at Mary's Heirloom Seeds have been asking us to share VIDEOS of the topics I teach about during our free workshops. Well, here's the first of many informational videos.
Thanks for stopping by my little spot on the web...Stay tuned for more organic gardening and health related topics. If you have questions or suggestions please feel free to ask.
I mentions yesterday that I received a raised bed kit from Garden In Minutes. Today I'm here to say...WOOHOOOO!!! This has been once of the simplest garden projects so far. Sure, I made it a bit difficult for myself in the beginning (before the kit arrived) but now it's smooth sailing!
First, I let on large section of my garden get completely over taken by weeds. Yes, I'm admitting complete neglect. I could have just covered over the weeds with cardboard or solarized. Not me. Apparently I like hard work.
I spent an entire morning pulling weeds from the root. Seriously, that was totally unnecessary! Here's the before:
And here's the after:
I felt like I had really accomplished something AND I had a great workout. About Garden in Minutes, "Some of the unique qualities of our raised beds are that they are all
made in USA, they are made using cedar which is naturally rot resistant,
and we are unique in the fact that we seal our boards using an
Eco-friendly soy based wood sealer :) The Garden Grid
watering system gives gardeners equal planting sections and waters
plants at their base where they need it most, which also saves plants
from damage caused by normal sprinklers."
(1) Cedar Raised Garden Bed - Assembled size: 4ft x 4ft x 8in. Finished in an Eco-Friendly Soy based wood sealer.
(1) Manual Hose Timer - allows you to set your water to run for a desired time and shut off automatically.
(1) Single Water Flow Valve - allows you to adjust water flow at your Garden Grid™ from a drip to a full stream.
**Each kit also contains a packet of heirloom, Non-GMO seeds from Mary's Heirloom Seeds** Raised Beds are made from 1-3/4 inch thick Cedar boards, for
strong construction that won’t bow under the weight of your soil. Rather than share in pictures we made a video!!!
There are so many options to choose from and as you can see they're EASY to assemble!
Soil capacity of the 4X4 Raised Bed is approximately 12 cu. ft (not included). Here's what I used: 3 buckets of organic homemade compost layer of organic soil 1 cup of Organic All-In-One Plant Nutrients 1/3 cup Organic Nitrogen Layer of organic potting soil
Once the raised bed is full of organic soil it's time to add the Garden Grid™ Watering System
There are a few veggie varieties that I chose to transplant. One of them is the Table Queen Acorn Squash. Here's the Garden Grid™ Watering System in action water my tiny seedling.
Tomorrow I'll share what varieties I decided to direct sow and which I transplanted. I LOVE growing! If you have additional questions please feel free to ask.
*I received a Raised Garden Kit for review. All opinions are my own*