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I am finally getting far enough that you can see something. Here is the area. HALF of the fence is up.

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The middle box holds 30 Asparagus in the square foot kitchen garden. Jersey Knight hybrid on the left and purple passion on the right.

I'm trying to root red twigged dogwoods. There is 36 cuttings in here. So far, only 4 show signs of life. I think the buds got hit by frost in early spring.

Rhubarb on the left and strawberries on the right.

One of the veggie gardens.
I have peppers, tomatoes, onions, turnips, and marigolds (insect repellant) in here.

The fifth and last box holds chives, thyme, tomatoes, onions, peppers, spinach, and zucchini.

I just love your garden especially the large gate & trellis! And the background view is beautiful!

We also have some asparagus we need to get planted. This will be an experiment for us!

Are they thin strips of wood dividing the beds?

I made the boxes out of plastic deck boards. The lumberyard had this gray color on closeout and had just enough for my 5 beds.

There is a 2X4 dividing the strawberries from the rhubarb.

The white grid is a plastic guide I bought from www.squarefootgardening.com. I know friends who have made them out of lathe.

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I made the boxes out of plastic deck boards

Wish I had thot of that! Great idea. May get some of that grid.

I've always liked those orderly kind of gardens. Yours is pretty -- can't wait to see the fence up and I know you'll be eating lots of good things from it!

Martha

Hi Dacia,

It looks so organized and pretty. I admire your hard work in getting the grass out of the way. Love the variaty of veggies you have planted too.

Did you put in a watering system of some type also?

Wonderful set up! Good Work! Enjoy!!! TFS

Love this.......I always enjoy seeing these style gardens vs. what I do, the traditional row garden. So neat, looks relatively carefree, no hoeing or tilling, yet you still get the rewards of gardening.

Ditto the view from the garden!!!

Thank you for sharing this.

ve

Linderhof, thanks! I'm trying. The plan is to paint the posts, fence, and arbor black early next spring before I plant anything.

Beau's Rose, That grass is going to get the best of me! I had some brome go to seed her last year and we had enough rain this year that it is growing in the rocks. When it gets long enough, it pulls out easily. I don't have a watering system. The soil in the beds is peat moss, compost, and vermiculite. So it is supposed to retain water better and not need watered as often. So far, I'm only watering every 3rd day in 80 degree weather.

Muddyshoes, Thanks!

Vera Ellen, This style is supposed to mean less weeds, no tilling, and more production out of a smaller area. I am glad I chose to do it this way!

Forgot to say, I have room to add 4 more boxes if I feel I can maintain that much.

Lookin good! I almost asked about this on your other thread. Glad to see you have some goodies planted and can enjoy some of the "fruits of your labor"!
At least you don't have to battle the common bermuda grass that I have...that stuff is HORRIBLE! Not only does it reseed, it also has underground runners! EVERYWHERE!!!

Thanks, ga.karen.

That looks beautiful! I love the way the beds look and I agree with Patty Louise, the gate and trellis look great!

I want to try this sometime, right now my tomatoes are in pots. Our lot is very sloping so I'm limited as to where I can plant a garden.

Love yours!

First of all, what a nice view you have!

DH wants to plant a veggie garden and it would be nice if he could make it decorative like that. Love the archway and we would definitely need a fence to keep the critters out.

My Dog, Thanks! I have a red honeysuckle vine that will be planted on that arbor soon. I am also thinking of planting a bush on either side. Not sure I want to take up that much room, but I have them and they might get planted there this week. :-) This area was running downhill before I started, we had to level it first then I used the rock to level it more.

zone9lady, We like the view! You know, only about 8 vehicles go by here a day. Use Google images or pinterest to find veggie gardens you like to show your DH. Maybe you can tell him you'll handle the design part. My plans is to put a 2 foot cutting garden all around the outside of this fence.

What a stunning square foot gardening plot you have. I love the white rocks all around them too. Good Job! I planted 'compact container sized tomatoes' in my raised garden as it is a small area and I didn't want monster sized tomatoes (wishful thinking!!!) I was planning to just stake them and not buy a tomato cage. Are tomato cages better/necessary for my use?
Do Marigolds really repel insects? I have some that reseeded this year. I can move some over to the veggie patch. I had SPIDER MITES on them last year, what insects do they actually REPEL? (they grew under my Pine Tree which got the mites)

Dacia, have you used those black rings on your tomatoes before? If so how do you like them and how soon do you have to add them? My garden FINALLY got planted last week and I had seen the black rings in one of my catalogs, I almost ordered a few but wasn't sure if they were worth the money. I always put down landscape barrier then mulch, helps with weeds most of the time and retains the moisture..
Love your garden area, thanks for posting pix and hope to see more.

Waverider, Thanks! I like tomato cages better because I don't usually prune my plants like you should. Just one thing I don't do to save myself time. If you use a stake, you'll probably just have to prune them to help it.

I've been planting marigolds with my vegetables for so long, I couldn't remember what I learned.

So I found this:
Marigolds - The marigold is probably the most well known plant for repelling insects. French marigolds repel whiteflies and kill bad nematodes. Mexican marigolds are said to offend a host of destructive insects and wild rabbits as well. If you choose marigolds for your garden they must be scented to work as a repellant. And while this plant drives away many bad bugs, it also attracts spider mites and snails.

From here: http://www.pallensmith.com/art.../pest-control-plants

I have several gardening books that talk about companion planting. I will have to find time next winter to read up on it more.

ladeuce, Thanks! I've used the plastic tomato saucers for years. Some years I forget to use them.

The main thing they are good for is to keep the weeds away from the plant. Once the plants grow up, it is harder to get in there to pull weeds.

They are also good for collecting water from hose or rain to direct it to the roots.

Supposedly they help heat up the ground in the early spring to give it a boost to grow.

Tomato Horn Worms can't crawl across the moat, so it protects them from those critters too.

Some years I've planted without them and I still had tomatoes. I should do a controlled study of one without and one with some year to just test it. :-)