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Round? Triangular? How do I fit that on my graph paper?? LOL!!

The more I think about it, the more I think we will just leave the garden the
way it is, and put in the raised boxes next year. My next door neighbor says
that one previous owner had been a farmer, and he put in the garden and some
good soil. Whatever we have planted there has done well, with little help from
me! We also have raspberries which may need some major work soon.

Today my son & I planted our peat pots together. He said that all the seeds have
their own rooms, and they are sleeping. I told him that they have been sleeping,
and now that we have given them soil and water, they will wake up & grow!

Christine in Milwaukee
Looking forward to watching her garden, and son, grow!

souliere wrote:

> Square foot gardening just recommends doing intensive gardening
> in small managable units.  So if you want round or triangular beds
> go for it.
>
> I am not certain what you mean by lowering yoru garden.  It is highly
> likely that no matter how bad your soil is, whatever good stuff it
> has is in the top 6 inches (or so) of soil.  If you plan to use
> hardsided raised beds, just amend the soil inside the beds rather
> then replacing it.  (just my 2 cents, your situation may be
> very different from the hardpack clay I had to work with)
>
> Ah, don't forget the all important kids garden.  Keep it small,
> make it rich and weed free to make it fun to work with.  And
> have the kid plant easy crops.  Radishes grow fast (though
> most kids won't eat them) Carrots are reliable and can be
> eaten (when accidently weeded) even when small.  And
> anykind of sunflower is simply impressive when it ends up
> being twice as tall as the gardner.
> For example for the pea seeds I planted a few weeks ago
> I just put the seeds on the surface at the correct locations
> and my son (just turned 5) pushed them all in with his
> fingers.  Now every day on the way to preschool for
> him and work for me, he runs over to the garden and
> we check out how the plants are doing.
>
> Ron Souliere (watching the onions, peas and his son grow)
>


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