So, here we go, long post incoming. Had a bit of a video snafu earlier, and in the process found out that AVCHD editing software is either expensive or... expensive. So I re-shot the new vid and then proceeded to completely forget what I wanted to say. lol. At any rate, I'm compiling this to show some illustration of where I started this spring versus where I am now. I have a bunch of photos, and I'll link the album on picasa, as well as the new video at the bottom of this post once i get it loaded on youtube and all set up. The first picture in the panorama and wide view sets were taken in february, the second picture in march, the third in april, and the fourth today in june. The others I included merely to show the amoutn of growth in two months. The new video is a bit long winded (I do love to talk) but goes further in depth as to the landscape fabric, the watering system, the boxes, soil composition, et al. As i disclaim at the end, I don't think i'm really the person to teach people anything about gardening, but I'm happy to share what i've read, learned, and later found, and what has worked for me. There are some very educated people on this site who have been doing this a LOT longer than I, much more knowledgeable than I, and a lot of my success is due to dissecting their advice and applying it to my own setup. Let's get to it. Before and after pictures, from yard to garden: February March April June Panorama: February March April April (covered) June Corner, April Corner, June Tomato & pepper rows, April Tomato & pepper rows, June Link to album: Before and After So there it is, all in one space. Southeastern PA. All boxes are 4x12 (24 boxes total). Base soil is gravelly loam. All boxes are amended with a total of 12 yards of aged mushroom soil and maybe 20 lbs of espoma tomato tone before being covered. No further fertilization yet this season. Gilmour/generic nylon soaker hoses, in-line fert tank, pressure regulator, valve control to centrally control water by pairs of boxes. No pesticides used to date. round-up used once only on borders of garden, not adjacent to boxes. CRW cages for tomatoes, hoops for other stuff. I built that crap deck in 3 hours. I don't want to discuss cost going into it this year. lol. I literally did 97% of this work by myself. my gf helped stack some wood (and planted a handful of plants, credit where credit's due), and one of my buddies helped with shoveling a couple yards of the mushroom compost. Everything else, yours truly. Well over 100 items were started from seed, other things I ordered from various places. It's been real. Hope everyone is having a great gardening season, look forward to hearing thoughts and seeing pictures of your stuff too! Cheers, -Rathos (note: youtube failed, so the video should be live by about 8pm eastern. they could have mentioned a time limit BEFORE i wasted two hours uploading/processing. c'est la vie) Here is a link that might be useful: Longer Garden Tour, with some crappy explanation

Hi, welcome back, I don't have these specific varieties, but I do have many others. send me a message and I can let you know what I currently have.

Thanks everyone! Yes I have been super busy and see no end in sight right now! I haven't talked to Kasey but figure no news is good news? Maryann where are you at? As soon as we get Syd settled etc....we will deff. have to meet for lunch I look forward to it! Fun Fun Fun.....LOL at thouse darn games....I am loving FB though have reconnected with sooo many cousins and Aunts it is awesome! STacy

Lovely Tricia, you're managing to pack a fair bit in (and I noticed a clematis in one of the shots?) Hope you are enjoying the move, and adjusting to the smaller garden. I'm just hanging in - in all respects - with not enough time for anything I really want to do, but always hopeful things will improve. Like you, nice so see some familiar names still here, wish it were the "old days" though.