Stop in for a cup of coffee
Checked the hops today, growing very well. As are the rest of my garden plants so far.
I did an experiment this year with raised row gardens. It’s basically a row of manure over the tilled soil, then covered with straw, then top soil, I chose loads of potting soil from the local green house because I could get 3 tons for 25 bucks, then planted and then cover around the plants with a thick layer of straw. Top straw layer acts as both a weed suppression device and slows water loss due to evaporation. The manure/straw sub layer composts and acts as a constant fertilizer to the plants. Plants were planted using the companion gardening theory. Basically, you ignore normal plant spacing and you alternate plant types, putting a plant that uses different nutrients than the plant next to it does.
I then tilled a section right next to the rows and planted a normal garden, planted the same day. So far, the raised row is out growing the traditional garden. Same day planted, plants from the same containers.
Checked the hops today, growing very well. As are the rest of my garden plants so far.
I did an experiment this year with raised row gardens. It’s basically a row of manure over the tilled soil, then covered with straw, then top soil, I chose loads of potting soil from the local green house because I could get 3 tons for 25 bucks, then planted and then cover around the plants with a thick layer of straw. Top straw layer acts as both a weed suppression device and slows water loss due to evaporation. The manure/straw sub layer composts and acts as a constant fertilizer to the plants. Plants were planted using the companion gardening theory. Basically, you ignore normal plant spacing and you alternate plant types, putting a plant that uses different nutrients than the plant next to it does.
I then tilled a section right next to the rows and planted a normal garden, planted the same day. So far, the raised row is out growing the traditional garden. Same day planted, plants from the same containers.