How tall should make my fence
wildpanda86
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Comments (1)Henryi reaches the top of my 10 foot trellis and spills back down. Your height my vary....See MoreHow tall is your fence?
Comments (12)Here I am 3000 miles away from you, lavenderlass, and I did the same thing. 3 ft. high wire fencing, and I'll be adding either wire or a cedar 1x4 about 2 ft. higher. (The fence posts are 5" round cedar poles 5 ft. tall.)No hurry, since the veggies are mostly seeds still, and the deer (usually 1 mother & 1 or 2 fawns) don't show up til the end of the summer. My tomatoes are in, my lettuce seeds have sprouted, and now it's a matter of waiting to see if the little band-size climbing roses survive and thrive. I put in 2 dwarf fruit trees (peach & nectarine) about 20 ft. to the south of the potager, so the grassy area between potager fence and fruit could feel comfortable for chairs and an umbrella. But we might decide by next year to open up the south fence to extend the size of the actual potager. Part of the problem is that I realize I want more roses. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Carol...See MoreHow big should I make my veggie garden?
Comments (11)I've been starting small and extrapolating what I would need to be 100% self sufficient. The main problem is that I don't really know what I need, since I buy things from the grocery store all of the time. Note that I'm meaning 100% self sufficient for all food, assuming I'm on a vegetarian diet so I'd need a large range of things to get proper nutrition. These numbers are for zone 7, you being in zone 4 would change things significantly I think. My numbers are based on succession planting, ie peas in the early spring, something else in the summer, another started in the fall. At 4x4=16 square feet per bed, I estimate I would need 24 of these beds to support one person for their vegetable supply in one year. That includes some SFG compatible fruits like blueberries, currants, and other small bushes. 384 square feet just in the beds. You also need to add space for walkways, making sure that trellises aren't shading other beds, compost bins, fallow beds, losses to pests. So I would say about 500 square feet per person. This does not take into account larger fruit trees like apple/plum/peach. I've never grown them so I don't know what kind of space or harvest they produce. BUT!!! I am just a beginner and I've been making a lot of assumptions. Hopefully someone with more experience can post details....See MoreHow tall should my echevaria be?
Comments (4)There should not be any space between the leaves. It all should be one tight rossette. The plant is stretching because it’s trying to reach more light. If it doesn’t bother you, you can leave it, but etiolated growth is weak growth. You can behead if you want, leaving an inch or so of stem. Let the cutting callus over for a couple days in a cool shady spot. Once a callus has formed you can repot in a fast draining mix like 50% rinsed strained perlite or pumice and 50% cactus mix. Pots should always have a drainage hole:). In my experience during the summer roots can take a week or two to pop out. If it takes longer that’s completely fine:). No water or direct sun till roots form. Once roots form you can water and start slowly acclimating to stronger light. Lastly, Echeveria and most other succulents need good sun/light to grow compact. If your Echeveria recieves the same amount of light as before it’ll become etiolated again. Goodluck;). You may also keep the bottom of the Echeveria after you behead because that can give you little baby echies. Just treat like a regular Echeveria. Here are a couple of good beheading posts to check out. [Behead1[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/beheading-plants-dsvw-vd~4611851?n=119) [Behead2[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/beheading-plants-2-dsvw-vd~5420311?n=51)...See MoreEmbothrium
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