tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post2578782592957508408..comments2023-06-05T16:18:39.636+02:00Comments on Snippets from me: One done...then more....Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-14565035921568854872017-03-06T01:48:08.864+01:002017-03-06T01:48:08.864+01:00Hi Vera, your manure will have to be well rotted o...Hi Vera, your manure will have to be well rotted or composted as the main problem with manure is the weeds that will decimate your garden the first few years. Also mix the manure very well with the soil. The reason I mentioned peat moss is that it will loosen the soil and retain a lot of needed water. You also have to worry, that if you use too much young manure is that it will burn the veggies that you plant. You probably know all this but just in case you don't it is here for you to use. Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-36122558263143940602017-02-22T09:06:31.883+01:002017-02-22T09:06:31.883+01:00MAMA PEA, I think I shall enjoy the raised beds, p...MAMA PEA, I think I shall enjoy the raised beds, particularly because they are close to the house. The main 'field garden' (love that name for the veg plot) is further away, and is more serious because it is bigger. What I mean is, that I can spend a joyful five minutes amongst the raised bed plantings, but would need to spend half an hour or more out in the field garden. Both would be enjoyable, but sometimes there is a need just to potter! <br />Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-24777819584984913132017-02-21T14:16:23.567+01:002017-02-21T14:16:23.567+01:00I predict you're going to love your raised gar...I predict you're going to love your raised garden beds. I have a combination of both raised beds and what I call the field garden. Wouldn't be without either, but if I were in a situation where I had to choose between the two -- oh, that would be hard -- but I'd have to go with the raised beds.<br /><br />When we first moved to this piece of land, the (rather large) area that we have as gardens was covered with about 3" of gravel. (Gulp.) So to start with our only option was raised beds. And we're still using them 20 years later.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-63387298294649806562017-02-21T08:57:40.818+01:002017-02-21T08:57:40.818+01:00PJ, we are new to raised bed gardening, but we are...PJ, we are new to raised bed gardening, but we are off to a good start!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-10668645953646910292017-02-20T21:13:26.857+01:002017-02-20T21:13:26.857+01:00The raised beds look great! I wish you much succes...The raised beds look great! I wish you much success with your market garden. I am redoing part of my garden and planning a few more raised beds and some space for raspberries.PJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-32142812074363112162017-02-20T20:44:25.210+01:002017-02-20T20:44:25.210+01:00LISA, thanks.LISA, thanks.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-17502072901365526172017-02-20T18:04:31.581+01:002017-02-20T18:04:31.581+01:00Wow, they look so professional! I can't wait ...Wow, they look so professional! I can't wait to see what wonderful things you plant :-) This time of year is so full of promise.Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-65482015762989241712017-02-20T14:37:30.617+01:002017-02-20T14:37:30.617+01:00COTTONTAIL FARM, what we sell will be excess to ou...COTTONTAIL FARM, what we sell will be excess to our own requirements, but I know we still have a lot of learning to do about getting the produce ready for the market!<br />I much appreciate that you raised that point, and we shall have a think about how to store the produce when it is picked before market day.<br /><br />NORTHSIDER DAVE, I am looking forward to seeing them full of veg as well!<br /><br />COCO, thanks for the link, and will have a look at the website later on. Hope your foot gets better soon..... I have not been doing much in the garden but I expect that I shall also overdo it in the first few days! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-24402045396170633242017-02-20T13:49:48.848+01:002017-02-20T13:49:48.848+01:00What fabulous looking boxes! You´re off to a grea...What fabulous looking boxes! You´re off to a great start.<br /><br />I´ve found gardenweb a great resource for planting info. They´ve been purchased by Houzz recently, so I don´t know how much more difficult it is to navigate, but you can certainly read old posts if you just close their annoying pop up windows urging you to register, should you not want to. They go away if you do.<br /><br />http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/market<br /><br />I overdid digging the first few nice days while planting blueberries and bruised the sole of my foot. I do something silly every spring from overenthusiasm. On the mend now.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002346978289429622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-14198392102171627012017-02-20T11:57:41.900+01:002017-02-20T11:57:41.900+01:00The raised beds look great. I look forward to see...The raised beds look great. I look forward to seeing your vegetables growing in them. Good luck.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-86291269655712114742017-02-20T09:15:27.301+01:002017-02-20T09:15:27.301+01:00JANINE, we are also going to concentrate on growin...JANINE, we are also going to concentrate on growing mini vegetables, something which is not done by others round here. It was an idea which started off as 'what do we want to grow for ourselves' and mini veggies is what we came up. We then expanded the idea to sell them to the public as well. <br />It's a shame you will not be able to enjoy your own produce during the summer, but if you are anywhere in the SW France, (near Tarbes) do please visit us.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-6285926586095797972017-02-20T01:55:24.466+01:002017-02-20T01:55:24.466+01:00Hi Vera, good planning on making six raised plante...Hi Vera, good planning on making six raised planters. So much easier to rotate your crops. I am just back from Australia where my brother-in-law is growing some miniature vegetables that are presently in demand. You may need to grow different varieties from the neighbouring vendors to create your own niche. <br />I do wish I had more space to grow more varieties of espalier fruit trees as they are so easy to take care of. I will be in France May to August so my garden here will not receive TLC but will certainly be harvested by friends and family. <br />All the best. <br />Janineminwkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487584020742239991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-81220767609672584722017-02-19T15:47:06.466+01:002017-02-19T15:47:06.466+01:00Your beds are beautiful. I really hope to do some...Your beds are beautiful. I really hope to do something like that here. When I sold at the farmers market I just planted extra in the garden and sold the excess that grew. The biggest problem for me turned out to be refrigeration, not all vegetables ripen the day before market unfortunately and I had to do a lot of shuffling around to keep things in peak shape. Cottontailfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603586688895863727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-23920819633270272252017-02-19T07:47:56.318+01:002017-02-19T07:47:56.318+01:00HORST, we have plenty of camel manure and cow manu...HORST, we have plenty of camel manure and cow manure, so that will be the basis of the soil for those raised beds. Thanks for the added info, and will pass it on to Lester. I don't think we can get peat moss here in France though.<br /><br />CRO MAGNON, we might have to do a market stall while we get the shop established. Ideally we would prefer people to come here as we can be more versatile then, but it is just getting known which is the problem. We have a couple of markets which are local to us and there are several small veg growers selling their produce at them. But we don't think too much about that stage at the moment!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-31450213696748025162017-02-19T06:05:59.773+01:002017-02-19T06:05:59.773+01:00I once grew so many Peppers that I didn't know...I once grew so many Peppers that I didn't know what to do with them all. I filled several boxes and took then into town. I visited all the grocery shops, but no-one wanted them. I think a market stall would be your best bet. Good luck.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-73820217801435478022017-02-18T22:09:52.876+01:002017-02-18T22:09:52.876+01:00Fantastic job on the raised bed frames. Now you ha...Fantastic job on the raised bed frames. Now you have to fill them with a good mixture of soil and, compost, or manure. You may also want to put half of the mixture with peat moss. This way the whole mixture will take on and hold more moisture. The soil mixture is the most important thing for growing your garden. Have fun.Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-11528629492004301462017-02-18T19:51:47.727+01:002017-02-18T19:51:47.727+01:00DUTA, actually we did not make a big plan before c...DUTA, actually we did not make a big plan before coming here to France, although we did have lots of little plans!<br /><br />THE BROAD, Thanks, he has done a good job with those raised beds.<br /><br />JANICE, it will be interesting for us as well to see how it all turns out!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-64809045615253020662017-02-18T19:34:54.650+01:002017-02-18T19:34:54.650+01:00Very exciting to see the beginning of the project....Very exciting to see the beginning of the project. Can't wait to follow the process and see all the veggies you will be selling. Good lick!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465050441931715127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-74109095797899772122017-02-18T18:21:08.598+01:002017-02-18T18:21:08.598+01:00I think you and Lester are simply amazing!The rais...I think you and Lester are simply amazing!The raised beds look beautiful. Good luck with your project!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-75886693795561413882017-02-18T16:53:44.900+01:002017-02-18T16:53:44.900+01:00Spring is knocking at the door, and it's so lo...Spring is knocking at the door, and it's so lovely to feel that winter is in its last stage and we're free to go out and start enjoying the warmth of the sun!<br /><br />Planning and team work are all there is to it. Even if we plan, we might still find ourselves stucked because not everything depends on us. But to see people not making a thorough plan before a big move is always a shock to me.<br /><br />You and Lester are a team from the very beginning and that brought you to your achievements so far. Hopefully, team work will get you to new successful projects in the very near future.<br /><br />GOOD LUCK!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-31772381474554184822017-02-18T16:38:19.946+01:002017-02-18T16:38:19.946+01:00JESSICA, it would be slugs which would eat our see...JESSICA, it would be slugs which would eat our seedlings, especially now we don't have chickens in the Courtyard to keep the population down!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-31273044693210656442017-02-18T15:41:01.757+01:002017-02-18T15:41:01.757+01:00The raised beds look fab. I would plant a few more...The raised beds look fab. I would plant a few more seeds than you think you need. Some always fall by the wayside. But perhaps that is just me being plagued by mice! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com