tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post9162738051400046684..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Veggie BedsHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-80362514479457661082013-05-21T10:13:28.327-07:002013-05-21T10:13:28.327-07:00The grass here is horrible - I've read that Be...The grass here is horrible - I've read that Bermuda grass will grow up through six feet of soil to sprout! So, maybe it comes through the sides!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-55326034895326759122013-05-20T13:27:38.648-07:002013-05-20T13:27:38.648-07:00Great introduction! I started out with one bed te...Great introduction! I started out with one bed ten years, and now I am maxed out at 9! The veggies are losing space to the dahlias! I am surprised that grass didnt die under the cardboard. I have some pretty invasive THINGS down by the pond where the beds are placed, but thick piles of newspaper have always kept everything at bay. Let's hope the ink in the newspaper isnt toxic! Oh well,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19214070580641463682013-03-16T17:07:40.615-07:002013-03-16T17:07:40.615-07:00Oh, I hope my veggies do well this year! It's...Oh, I hope my veggies do well this year! It's always fun if they do. Of course, if they don't, you know the saying: There's always next year! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-34566322563671624502013-03-15T22:07:30.927-07:002013-03-15T22:07:30.927-07:00Everything looks beautiful, and I love the way you...Everything looks beautiful, and I love the way you laid out the boxes! You are going to have so much fun!Sweet Life Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016748939343530645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-12053051452807639922013-03-14T16:59:21.564-07:002013-03-14T16:59:21.564-07:00My dandelions are starting to flower now! I'm...My dandelions are starting to flower now! I'm trying to at least cut off the bloom stalks even if I don't have the time to pull them all up just now!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-75725857343678483172013-03-14T16:57:56.435-07:002013-03-14T16:57:56.435-07:00Thanks! I like the design, too. And I have in my...Thanks! I like the design, too. And I have in my mind how I'll add on, if/when I ever need to do that, too! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83292079421598273592013-03-14T14:12:01.240-07:002013-03-14T14:12:01.240-07:00Your new kitchen garden looks really smart - I hop...Your new kitchen garden looks really smart - I hope the weed membrane works well for you. I seem to be getting away with just cardboard under mine, except for a few dandelions, but I have decided I will just eat the leaves and make sure I don't let them flower.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58137869703120609162013-03-14T13:49:33.959-07:002013-03-14T13:49:33.959-07:00Your land is so awesome! And the space you have f...Your land is so awesome! And the space you have for your veggies literally made my heart skip a beat! What a cool design you have going there! I so like how artistic it looks!!My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7133250235410499432013-03-14T07:49:01.670-07:002013-03-14T07:49:01.670-07:00I wish the cardboard would have worked for me. I ...I wish the cardboard would have worked for me. I thought it would, but the Bermuda is so very persistent. I've heard it will grow up 6 ft to the light if it has to! Not sure if that's an exaggeration, but it feels like the truth when you're dealing with it! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-9845772948489621602013-03-14T07:47:19.487-07:002013-03-14T07:47:19.487-07:00See - I didn't even realize one would need a s...See - I didn't even realize one would need a square to build this without those pre-made corners! Guess that's why everything I've ever built has fallen down!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10460422727829033222013-03-14T07:46:03.267-07:002013-03-14T07:46:03.267-07:00I think you'll really enjoy having some raised...I think you'll really enjoy having some raised beds. And think how much more you'll be able to grow!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66939319551566489982013-03-14T07:45:07.705-07:002013-03-14T07:45:07.705-07:00I don't love my vegetables as much as I love m...I don't love my vegetables as much as I love my flowers, but I'm so glad I gave growing them a try. And since they only last a few months (most, anyway), I don't mine the failures as much as a shrub or a perennial that's supposed to last for years!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10706005389299496572013-03-14T07:42:21.269-07:002013-03-14T07:42:21.269-07:00Very good advice! Thanks for chiming in! As they...Very good advice! Thanks for chiming in! As they say - location, location, location! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-34481529613478688362013-03-14T07:40:32.926-07:002013-03-14T07:40:32.926-07:00I'm trying to reduce my grass, so enlarging my...I'm trying to reduce my grass, so enlarging my beds is one great way of doing that! I always have lots of weeds growing in my vegetable garden, but they are usually easy to pull. Not so much the grass - its roots go all the way down!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18337582494849182582013-03-14T06:12:08.013-07:002013-03-14T06:12:08.013-07:00I always have several going on - rarely do I ever ...I always have several going on - rarely do I ever finish one! :OHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-89057483458630442722013-03-14T06:11:42.673-07:002013-03-14T06:11:42.673-07:00"Without chemicals" is the reason I have..."Without chemicals" is the reason I have a vegetable garden. If I could get organic vegetables at a reasonable price otherwise, I'm not sure I'd have nearly as big a vegetable garden as I do - or even one at all! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-61683155359777588932013-03-14T06:10:05.265-07:002013-03-14T06:10:05.265-07:00Cinder blocks! What a great idea! I hadn't t...Cinder blocks! What a great idea! I hadn't thought of that, but I may have to start using it in the future! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-51027225880542291482013-03-14T06:09:15.732-07:002013-03-14T06:09:15.732-07:00Bermuda grass it the most frustrating thing in my ...Bermuda grass it the most frustrating thing in my garden. I have a few other weeds that frustrate me, but inot like the Bermuda grass. It seems I'm always in a battle with it!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-15708117392226803752013-03-14T06:08:02.683-07:002013-03-14T06:08:02.683-07:00So true, Betsy! I would have been overwhelmed if ...So true, Betsy! I would have been overwhelmed if I hadn't started out very small. I'm glad I did - it's easier to add on than to give up and have to break it all down!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-9531541913935442392013-03-14T06:06:57.738-07:002013-03-14T06:06:57.738-07:00I would have never started this large - it would h...I would have never started this large - it would have overwhelmed me. I'm hoping I'm satisfied with this amount of beds, and won't need to add on any more. But it becomes a bit addicting - if you have the room!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-74366060151323597782013-03-14T06:06:04.326-07:002013-03-14T06:06:04.326-07:00For the last couple of years, we've had a vege...For the last couple of years, we've had a vegetable garden farther back where we just tilled, too. But it was being taken over by the grass, and starting to get shaded out by the pines, not to mention loved by the deer (too big to fence in), so we decided adding on to my raised beds would be the most practical. How nice that your hubby loves to garden, too!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5878704749014281872013-03-14T06:03:38.843-07:002013-03-14T06:03:38.843-07:00I use the lasagna layers for many of my flower bed...I use the lasagna layers for many of my flower beds, but I have to keep layering every year, and continually digging up grass because that Bermuda grass does not give up easily! But, oh, yes, those layers make the most beautiful black soil!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-65240306492608555832013-03-14T05:58:42.971-07:002013-03-14T05:58:42.971-07:00You were so smart to think ahead and get your soil...You were so smart to think ahead and get your soil nice before planting time! I'm very bad at putting things off until the last minute. I envy you those worms! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83047165219876270852013-03-14T05:48:00.872-07:002013-03-14T05:48:00.872-07:00It would be so nice to be able to grow most of wha...It would be so nice to be able to grow most of what we eat. Not sure I'll ever achieve that goal, but I'm working toward it, at least!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63255293250911116932013-03-14T05:47:02.885-07:002013-03-14T05:47:02.885-07:00Good luck! I love raising vegetables in them!Good luck! I love raising vegetables in them!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com